CNN's Erin Burnett apologizes for repeating foul Trump comment about Mexican soldier on-air

CNN big Erin Burnett had to apologize to viewers aft she publication retired an expletive-laden quote allegedly made by Donald Trump about nan ceremonial of a murdered US soldier. 

On her show OutFront, Burnett discussed a study published by The Atlantic concerning remarks made by nan erstwhile president astir Vanessa Guillén. 

Trump is said to person fumed 'it doesn't costs $60,000 to hide a f***ing Mexican', pursuing her execution successful 2020 successful Texas. 

Burnett publication retired nan crude remark connected her show successful full, earlier quickly catching herself, saying: 'Excuse my connection there. I conscionable publication it. But that's what he said.'

The allegations astir nan erstwhile president's words, made by The Atlantic, person been branded 'nonsense' by nan Trump campaign. 

According to their report, Trump made nan outburst aft gathering with Guillén's family and offering to salary for nan funeral.

'Did they measure america for nan funeral? What did it cost?' Trump said, according to nan report. 

The adjutant responded by telling him it costs $60,000, which made Trump angry, aggregate group successful attendance successful nan gathering told nan magazine.

'It doesn't costs 60,000 bucks to hide a f***ing Mexican,' nan president is accused of saying astatine nan time.

'Don't salary it!' Trump reportedly ordered main of unit Mark Meadows. Meadows besides denied nan claims astir his erstwhile boss.

They claimed that Trump ne'er sent nan family immoderate money to screen ceremonial costs, contempt having told Guillén's mother he would erstwhile nan family visited him successful 2020.

'There has not been a ceremonial yet? How come?' he asked them astatine nan time. When they said they were told to wait, he replied quickly: 'No. That's nary good.'

Turning to an aide, he past said: 'We've sewage to return attraction of that.'

'When would you for illustration to person nan funeral? As soon arsenic possible? We'll make judge that happens. Where will you person nan funeral, do you know?

'If I tin thief you retired pinch nan ceremonial I'll thief you. Financially, I'll thief you. If you request thing we'll return attraction of it. We will make judge she is very respected,' he said.

Another personification acquainted pinch Trump's behaviour said he complained astir it again later successful nan day.

'Can you judge it? F***ing people, trying to rip maine off,' Trump is alleged to person said.

Trump spokesperson Alex Pfeiffer said this week: 'Donald Trump did not opportunity f**king Mexican. This is an outrageous dishonesty from The Atlantic 2 weeks earlier nan election.'

A spokesperson for nan acting caput of defense astatine nan time, Kash Patel, besides denied Trump having said that.

Guillén's sister Maya ignored nan claims also, saying: 'I americium beyond grateful for each nan support President Donald Trump showed our family during a trying time'.

Guillén was declared missing connected April 22, 2020 erstwhile her family did not perceive from her aft she went to activity for a displacement successful nan subject base' armory room. 

Her disappearance sparked a large-scale search, but her dismembered and buried remains were not recovered until June 30 - 23 miles from wherever she was past seen.

Cecily Aguilar was nan only fishy arrested successful nan decease of Guillén, who was killed astatine Fort Cavazos, formerly known arsenic Fort Hood, adjacent Killeen, Texas.

Authorities opportunity Guillén was killed by Aguilar's alleged fellow – service master Aaron Robinson – aft she saw a photograph of nan past 20-year-old connected his phone.

Aguilar, who was joined to different soldier, helped Robinson dispose of Guillén's dismembered assemblage aft he bludgeoned her to death, burying her remains successful a agrarian area adjacent nan base.

Robinson committed termination connected nan time Guillén's assemblage was found, aft escaping officers who had detained him for her murder.

Aguilar successful 2022 pleaded blameworthy to a azygous count of accessory to execution and 3 counts of making mendacious statements.

She was sentenced to 30 years successful situation for her portion successful nan crime, pinch Guillen's sidesplitting sparking a activity of reporting intersexual maltreatment successful nan military.

After her death, her family's claims of intersexual harassment astatine nan Texas guidelines ignited a activity connected societal media of erstwhile and progressive work members who shared their experiences astatine subject bases passim nan state utilizing nan hashtag #IAmVanessaGuillen.

Then-U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said during a sojourn to nan Texas guidelines that it had 1 of nan highest rates of murder, intersexual battle and harassment successful nan Army.

He added that nan patterns of unit were a nonstop consequence of 'leadership failures. '

State and national lawmakers passed authorities honoring Guillén that removed immoderate authority from commanders and gave survivors much options to study maltreatment and harassment.

Army officials disciplined 21 commissioned and non-commissioned officers successful relationship pinch Guillén's death.