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CNBC’s Liesman apologizes about Mexican comment

October 23, 2013

Posted by Chris Roush

Steve Liesman, the senior economics reporter at CNBC, has issued an apology after he asked for some Mexican music to be played during a segment referring to Texas Sen. Tex Cruz and the most recent unemployment data.

Liesman states:

Regarding my recent remark on Squawk Box regarding Senator Ted Cruz, I first want to deeply and sincerely apologize if my remarks were insensitive.

Second, I want to explain that it was not intended to be offensive in any way.

I thought of him only as an American senator from Texas, and in an attempt, on the fly, to choose music representing that state, I chose Mexican music.

As a musician for many decades, I’ve played and listened to tons of Texas songs infused with Mexican themes. A better choice would have been Country/Western or Texas Roadhouse Blues – it was a bad reach all the way around.

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