Rick Santorum axed by CNN over racist remarks on Native Americans

• Ex-Republican senator's April comments prompted outrage
• Santorum said he misspoke but did not apologize for remarks

CNN has dropped former Republican US senator Rick Santorum as a senior political commentator after racist remarks he made about Native Americans at an event in April.

News of Santorum's termination was first reported by HuffPost. A CNN spokesperson confirmed to the Guardian that the network has parted ways with Santorum. No further comment on the firing was provided, though an anonymous CNN executive told HuffPost that leadership wasn't particularly satisfied with that appearance. None of the anchors wanted to book him."