MSNBC Apologies for Ignorant Cinco de Mayo Celebrations

By Chris Hoenig


The staff of MSNBC’s Way Too Early is apologizing for an on-camera display of insensitivity and ignorance on Monday, which was Cinco de Mayo.

The show opened with dancing and maraca-shaking host Thomas Roberts. “Welcome to Way Too Early, the show that loves Cinco de Mayo even though we only speak Spanish un poco,” he said, suggesting his audience should make a drinking game out of the day’s program. “We’re going to work on that throughout the show. And we want you to take a shot of tequila every time we talk about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.”

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