{"id":207688,"date":"2021-03-10T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T15:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=207688"},"modified":"2021-03-10T10:30:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T15:30:19","slug":"freedom-of-speech-is-a-hill-im-happy-to-die-on-piers-morgan-fires-back-at-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freedom-of-speech-is-a-hill-im-happy-to-die-on-piers-morgan-fires-back-at-critics\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Freedom Of Speech Is A Hill I\u2019m Happy To Die On\u2019: Piers Morgan Fires Back At Critics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffreedom-of-speech-is-a-hill-im-happy-to-die-on-piers-morgan-fires-back-at-critics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=207688&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-962023184.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Wednesday, Piers Morgan fired back at his critics after his comments on \u201cGood Morning Britain\u201d about Meghan Markle\u2019s interview with Oprah Winfrey precipitated outrage and led to him leaving the show. Morgan tweeted, \u201cFreedom of speech is a hill I\u2019m happy to die on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Monday, I said I didn\u2019t believe Meghan Markle in her Oprah interview,\u201d Morgan wrote. \u201cI\u2019ve had time to reflect on this opinion, and I still don\u2019t. If you did, OK. Freedom of speech is a hill I\u2019m happy to die on. Thanks for all the love, and hate. I\u2019m off to spend more time with my opinions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morgan then quoted the iconic British prime minister Winston Churchill\u2019s statement, \u201cSome people\u2019s idea of free speech is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone says anything back, that is an outrage.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.342541436464\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Monday, I said I didn\u2019t believe Meghan Markle in her Oprah interview. I\u2019ve had time to reflect on this opinion, and I still don\u2019t. If you did, OK. Freedom of speech is a hill I\u2019m happy to die on. Thanks for all the love, and hate. I\u2019m off to spend more time with my opinions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bv6zpz4Roe\">pic.twitter.com\/bv6zpz4Roe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/1369531295794085889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Outside his home Wednesday morning, Morgan added, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/piers-morgan-stands-by-meghan-comments-after-leaving-good-morning-britain-12241501?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter\">Sky News<\/a>: \u201cI don\u2019t believe almost anything that comes out of her mouth, and I think the damage she\u2019s done to the British monarchy and to the Queen&nbsp;at a time when Prince Philip is lying in hospital is enormous and frankly contemptible. If I have to fall on my sword for expressing an honestly-held opinion about Meghan Markle and that diatribe of bilge that she came out with in that interview, so be it. \u2026 I think it\u2019s fair to say, although the woke crowd will think that they\u2019ve cancelled me, I think they will be rather disappointed when I re-emerge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/just-in-piers-morgan-resigns-from-british-morning-show-after-backlash-over-meghan-markle-comments\/\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday what preceded Morgan\u2019s decision to leave the show:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14\">\n<p><em>On Sunday, Harry and Markle sat down for an interview with Oprah Winfrey in which the outcast royals made a number of damaging claims against the royal family and the institution of the monarchy. The couple claimed that Markle was a victim of racism at Buckingham Palace from the British tabloids. They also claimed that one unnamed member of the royal family expressed concerns over the color of their son Archie\u2019s skin while Markle was pregnant.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Markle also claimed that the palace barred her from seeking treatment for suicidal thoughts while she was pregnant. On Monday\u2019s broadcast of \u201cGood Morning Britain,\u201d Morgan said he \u201cdidn\u2019t believe a word\u201d of what Markle claimed in the Winfrey interview.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Morgan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-wouldnt-believe-it-if-she-read-me-the-weather-report-piers-morgan-furiously-rips-meghan-markle-after-oprah-interview\">stated<\/a>,\u201cI could see the way it is already playing in America and around the world. This is a caricature, a portrait of our monarchy and Royal Family which I think is contemptible. \u2026&nbsp;Okay. Let\u2019s have the names. Who did she go to? What did they say to you? I\u2019m sorry; I don\u2019t believe a word she says, Meghan Markle. I wouldn\u2019t believe it if she read me the weather report.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>News broke on Wednesday that Markle had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/before-piers-morgan-left-good-morning-britain-markle-had-already-filed-complaint-reports-say\">filed a complaint<\/a> with ITV, which produces \u201cGood Morning Britain,\u201d after Morgan\u2019s comments on Monday but before he left the show on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeghan Markle filed a formal complaint with British broadcaster ITV, after a presenter criticised her claims against the royal family and later quit. \u2026 Britain\u2019s domestic Press Association news agency said it understood Meghan formally complained to ITV before he resigned, confirming a report in the Daily Telegraph newspaper. The complaint focused on how his remarks may affect those trying to deal with their own mental health problems, it added,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/meghan-filed-complaint-about-uk-tv-host-criticisms-01615381805?tesla=y\">Barrons<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, Piers Morgan fired back at his critics after his comments on \u201cGood Morning Britain\u201d about Meghan Markle\u2019s interview with Oprah Winfrey precipitated outrage and led to him leaving &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310422,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-962023184.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Freedom Of Speech Is A Hill I\u2019m Happy To Die On\u2019: Piers Morgan Fires Back At Critics","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-207688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-962023184.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Freedom Of Speech Is A Hill I\u2019m Happy To Die On\u2019: Piers Morgan Fires Back At Critics","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}