Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner of local television stations in the country, sought to distance itself on Wednesday from commentary it ran by former Trump surrogate Boris Epshteyn.
The company, which has been criticized for injecting right-wing views into local news broadcasts, sought to "address some concerns" about an unnamed episode of "Bottom Line with Boris" that aired this week. Multiple segments by Epshteyn, who worked in both the Trump White House and as a campaign official, had drawn scrutiny.
The first was a two-minute spot in which Epshteyn defended the use of tear gas on migrants near the border.