NBC News President Deborah Turness needs a lesson in cultural sensitivity. Turness angered members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus during a meeting Wednesday by first referring to undocumented immigrants as “illegals,” and then speaking in Spanish in an attempt to pander to those present. “Yo hablo español,” the NBC News president said during the meeting, according to sources who attended. “We love the Hispanic community.” The incident, first reported by Politico, took place during a meeting that Latino lawmakers had requested to discuss diversity at NBC and Donald Trump’s recent appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” Members...
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