Former Philly Police Chief Charles Ramsey, Rick Santorum Join CNN as Contributors
L: Charles Ramsey (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | R: Rick Santorum (Christopher Halloran / Shutterstock.com)
Former Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum will join CNN as contributors, the news organization announced today.
Santorum will join CNN as a senior political commentator, while Ramsey, who currently works as a public safety consultant in Wilmington, will serve as the network’s law enforcement analyst.
Santorum, who clued people in on the “big announcement” via Twitter earlier today, has previously appeared on the news network. He recently faced off against former Mayor Michael Nutter (who became a CNN commentator last year) during a debate regarding a fresh feud between president-elect Donald Trump and Georgia Rep. John Lewis.
Santorum received some flak after defending Trump, who recently called Lewis, a celebrated civil-rights icon, “all talk and no action.”
https://twitter.com/LyinDonTheCon/status/820715358734536704
Rick Santorum just dismissed John Lewis's civil rights contributions with a smirk. Lovely. #CNN
— StephanieJulian (@StephanieJulian) January 15, 2017
https://twitter.com/IB5150WI/status/820641722589818880
Rick Santorum telling John Lewis what he should and shouldn't do is fucking hilarious
— Jack. (@KingJackThe4th) January 15, 2017
— I Hate My Favourite Teams (@CarcelMousineau) January 17, 2017
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