FF24
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Do you know if he ever followed-up on his statement, either reaffirming his position or indicating that he had changed his mind? (I'm too lazy to look it up.) I wouldn't be surprised if he got a lot of negative responses, including a bunch of people presenting him with various "bestiality is wrong and should be illegal because..." arguments. If they convinced him, he would likely say so.
His defense of bestiality is not wrong, but it's weak, and easily refuted by various anti-bestiality arguments. Of course, we have our own arguments to refute those arguments, but few people are willing to consider them, including people in the media or in positions of power. Even if we convinced some of them, few of them would stick their necks out for us. Cenk's small, weak, one-time defense of bestiality was used against him in his run for Congress with headlines like "Democrat wants to legalize bestiality!" so most people who might have similar views would be very unlikely to say so publicly given the consequences they might face for taking such a position.
Fortunately, there are people in the legal system who think that prosecuting people for bestiality is a waste of time and resources unless there's evidence the animal was harmed. I can think of one case where the animal was assessed, found to be healthy and happy, and the judge dismissed the case. Of course, the case was reported in the media, so the guy still probably suffered some pretty serious consequences. His relationships with family, friends, and co-workers may have been damaged or destroyed, and he may have difficulty finding a home or a job.
He has made a few remarks on bestiality in light in the past. This time around, there was significant backlash to his statement from both his coworkers to his political rivals. Bernie Sanders retracted his endorsement of Cenk shorter after he made that statement. However he also has a history a sexist remarks and has at one point denied the Armenian genocide. So his bestiality comments may have contributed to the withdrawal but was not the only reason.
I do not know whether or not he made any follow up statements because I don't have the time to listen through every single talk show hes hosted. What I do know is that his co-workers were not happy with him. He hasn't made any remarks since then that went viral.