After calling the housing industry "corrupt" during an earlier interview with Donald Trump, O'Reilly Factor television show, Bill O'Reilly offers a nearly unprecedented apology, but still gets in a dig about the industry.
"I will apologize," O'Reilly said in his interview with NAHB President Dave Wilson: "My remarks were too broad to Donald Trump and I was insensitive to the fact that I think probably 80% of your industry is honest and hard-working, and I will apologize, Mr. Wilson."
Observers may wonder if O'Reilly's implication is that the other 20% of the industry is in fact corrupt.
"The on-the-air apology ends a storm of protest from home builders, who sent a barrage of e-mails to O’Reilly over the past few weeks."
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