Santorum's comments on Native Americans don't quiet critics

CNN analyst Rick Santorum went on the network to try and explain comments about Native Americans that have led to criticism, but he didn't appear to calm things down

NEW YORK -- CNN analyst Rick Santorum's claim that he misspoke during a recent speech where he said there was “nothing here” when the United States was founded did little to diminish anger against him. The National Congress of American Indians on Tuesday renewed calls for CNN to fire the former Pennsylvania senator. The group's president, Fawn Sharp, called Santorum arrogant for comments made to Chris Cuomo on Monday night. “I was optimistic he would own it, he would recognize it and he would apologize,” Sharp said, “but he did none of those things.” CNN has not commented on Santorum's initial remarks in an April 23 speech before Young America's Foundation, a conservative youth organization, and did not on Tuesday, either. There's been no indication of a change in status for Santorum, a commentator who was often tasked with giving the Republican point of view during campaign coverage.