The comment "Bigot" was definitely in response to the mention of eastern europeans 'coming over here and scrounging off us' or whatever it was she was trying to say.

He's right to retract his comment, but remarks like hers feed bigotry and he wouldn't have wanted that discussion to be the centre of attention in any news report.

Sadly, his mishap has been like a drop a lighter fluid on glowing embers.

Just a drop mind, and it won't do more than singe his eyebrows.