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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

CNN panelist scolded best friend’s wife at dinner for being illegal immigrant: ‘Sorry you decided to break the law’

A guest panellist on CNN has made the astonishing revelation that he recently scolded the wife of his best friend at a dinner party for entering the U.S. illegally, telling her: “I am sorry that you decided to break the law.”

Conservative radio host Ben Ferguson was appearing on the network’s NewsNight discussion show, moderated by host Abby Phillip, on Thursday night when he was challenged by fellow contributor Van Jones on whether he knew any undocumented migrants as they discussed ICE raids across the country.

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