Larry Elder sounds off on media coverage following campaign launch: 'They care about calling me a sellout'

Conservative radio host Larry Elder ripped the media both for how they've portrayed him and how they've covered some of the policies that have led him to run against California Gov. Gavin Newsom, D., in September's recall election. 

"Parents are concerned that the kids cannot read and write at grade level, they're concerned about violence in the schools, and they want to have an option out," Elder said. Those same parents, he argued, "want to make sure their kids come out of school and are able to compete for a job." Schools need to purge bad teachers, he urged, arguing that the "worst teachers are inflicting damage on the kids that need good teachers the most."