Geraldo Rivera today issued a `` sincere and heartfelt apology '' for his remarks . The comments were made during an interview with the Fox News host on Wednesday in which he was asked about President Obama's recent decision to release five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay who had been held there since Trayvon Martin 's death . Rivera : ` ` I have obscured the main point that someone shot and killed an unarmed teenager ''
Geraldo Rivera today issued a `` sincere and heartfelt apology '' for his remarks . Rivera blamed a hoodie for slain teenager Trayvon Martin 's death . Rivera : `` I have obscured the main point that someone shot and killed an unarmed teenager ''