MSNBC contributor no longer employed at The Root after blasting Bernie Sanders supporters

MSNBC contributor Jason Johnson is no longer working for The Root weeks after making controversial remarks about supporters of Bernie Sanders, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Johnson, who served as a politics editor of the influential black-focused news and culture website, recently removed the publication’s information from his social media platforms, and sources at the publication confirmed to the Daily Beast he is no longer employed by the site.