Television host Tomi Lahren has a way of provoking outrage— she just never expected it to come from her employer.
Tomi Lahren has made a name for herself by saying whatever she pleases. Since February 2016, when her nightly show, Tomi, debuted on The Blaze—the media entity founded by radio personality and former Fox News host Glenn Beck—the conservative 24-year-old has enraged opponents, who have called her racist and anti-feminist. But after an appearance on The View in March, the criticism came from an unlikely source: her employer. At issue was Lahren’s stance on abortion: “I’m pro-choice and here’s why,” she said. “I’m for limited government, so stay out of my guns, and you can stay out of my body as well.” Within days, her show on The Blaze had been suspended indefinitely, and she was told to “go dark” on Facebook, where she has 4.3 million followers. In April, Lahren fired back, suing The Blaze for wrongful termination. Beck countersued, and ultimately, the two parties settled and agreed to go their separate ways in May. Here, in her first magazine interview since the settlement, she discusses her ouster, what’s next for her, and why women should always speak their minds.
MARIE CLAIRE: HAD YOU BEEN PUBLIC ABOUT YOUR STANCE ONABORTION PRIOR TO YOUR APPEARANCE ON THE VIEW?
TOMI LAHREN: Yeah, actually, I had. It’s quite funny that no one seems to have picked up on that before. The New York Times profile on me in December mentions briefly that I’m pro-choice. And I have expressed these views almost on a weekly basis on my TV show.
MC: GIVEN THAT, WERE YOU SURPRISED BY THE FIRESTORM INRESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS?
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