Topline The controversy swirling around Florida’s new slavery curriculum expanded Tuesday, as the White House condemned Fox News host Greg Gutfeld for defending the state’s education standards by claiming Holocaust survivors also needed “useful” skills in order to survive the Nazis. Greg Gutfeld hosts “Gutfeld!” at FOX Studios on October 12, 2022 in New York City. Photo by Slaven … [+] VlasicGetty Images Key Facts On an episode of The Five talk show Monday, Gutfeld referenced a book written by Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl and said “you had to survive in a concentration camp by having skills. You had to be useful… Utility kept you alive.” The comments were part of a segment on Florida’s new history standards that imply slaves benefited from their servitude by learning skills that could “be applied for their personal benefit.” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement to The Hill Tuesday that Gutfield’s comments were “an obscenity” and crit… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld Defended Florida’s Slavery Curriculum By Saying Holocaust Survivors Needed Skills, Too
