Longtime evening anchor Ted Perry, 56, has been suspended after wishing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had died instead of legendary Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek.
On his personal Facebook page, Perry wrote, “2020 takes Alex Trebek but leaves Mitch McConnell? Just end already.”
As expected, with social media, things travel quickly, and instantaneously, Perry’s comment sparked outrage.
The post has since been deleted, but the damage had already been done.
“I made a statement on my personal Facebook page that was insensitive and does not reflect my journalist values, and I was not speaking on behalf of my employer,” the Fox6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin anchor wrote on Facebook before deleting the service. “I deeply apologize for my inappropriate and outrageous comments and have deleted them accordingly.”
On top of Perry deleting his Facebook, he also deactivated his Twitter account.
There has been no word on how long the suspension will last.
Earlier this week, Alex Trebek lost a longtime battle to pancreatic cancer.
