In the wake of Martin Bashir's announcement to resign, Sarah Palin said she is ready to "move on" after the personal on-air attack launched by the MSNBC host.
Bashir, 50, resigned from the cable network on Wednesday following criticism from MSNBC viewers for his on-air comments suggesting the former Alaskan governor be defecated on for comparing the federal debt to China to slavery, New York Daily News reported.
"My role is to accept his apology and be humble enough to accept it and move on," Palin said Thursday on FOX News Channel's "FOX & Friends".
Palin, 49, commentator for FOX News, said she has become "calloused" after being in the media spotlight for many years.
"At this point I'm used to it," she said during her interview on the morning show in New York, without discussing whether Bashir should have been fired by the network instead of resigning.
Bashir had made scathing remarks about Palin on his Nov, 15 show. Among other things, Bashir called Palin "America's resident dunce" and a "world-class idiot."
"In this world you are going to be hurt and attacks will come your way," Palin said.
According to New York Daily News, after admitting that he had gone too far and offered and "unreserved apology" to the MSNBC viewers on Nov. 18, Bashir initially took two weeks off from his show for a "vacation."
"I made some comments which were deeply offensive and directed at Gov. Sarah Palin," Bashir said. "I wanted to take this opportunity to say sorry to Mrs. Palin and to also offer an unreserved apology to her friends and family, her supporters, our viewers and anyone who may have heard what I said. My words were wholly unacceptable."
Bashir announced his resignation on Wednesday and said his withdrawal would allow MSNBC to "to focus on the issues that matter without the distraction of myself or my ill-judged comments."
"I deeply regret what was said, will endeavor to work hard at making constructive contributions in the future and will always have a deep appreciation for our viewers - who are the smartest, most compassionate and discerning of all television audiences," he said in a statement.
