Author and liberal pundit Marc Lamont Hill was condemned after he responded to the news about Tom Hanks and his wife testing positive for coronavirus with a “joke” that was labeled racist by critics. Call me when Will and Jada got it,” Hill captioned a tweet announcing Hanks and wife Rita Wilson have coronavirus. TRUMP CAMPAIGN SUES CNN OVER ‘FALSE AND DEFAMATORY’ STATEMENTS, SEEKS MILLIONS IN DAMAGESIt’s not the first time Lamont Hill has drawn attention to himself with controversial rhetoric. CNN dropped Lamont Hill in 2018 after he gave a speech at the United Nations in which he used language critics described as a dog whistle, advocating for the elimination of Israel. Critics noted that numerous anti-Israel groups use the phrase “from the river to the sea” regularly, including the terror group Hamas.

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