Savannah Guthrie and NBC are facing backlash after revealing the Today show host interviewed Nicholas Sandmann.

Sandmann is the Covington Catholic student at the center of this past weekend’s viral video which appeared to show him taunting Native American elder Nathan Phillips while wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. Guthrie announced the interview on Twitter Tuesday along with a photo of her sitting across from the Kentucky high-schooler.

Savannah Guthrie sits down with Nicholas Sandmann. (Photo: Twitter.) More

Guthrie was immediately slammed after promoting the sit-down. “Are you f***ing kidding us with this @SavannahGuthrie? Any respect I ever had for you as a journalist is GONE,” one disappointed viewer tweeted, along with the hashtag “#RacismEnabler”

Many on Twitter were equally upset.

I think this is rewarding negative behavior. Shame on you @SavannahGuthrie & @TODAYshow. But white privilege is what it is – huh! #KarenRebels https://t.co/5fTi4CiyYO — The Super Spot (@WayneReginald) January 22, 2019

Also, @SavannahGuthrie Is trash for giving a white supremacist punk a platform. Shame on her. — Trish614 (@TrishMayhorn1) January 22, 2019

So sorry these kids weren’t available pic.twitter.com/54WvQysjT8 — Eli Valley (@elivalley) January 22, 2019

Hey @SavannahGuthrie, I fixed this picture for ya. I mean taking this #CovingtonBoys MAGA hat off and combing his hair like a 3rd grader, is a total misrepresentation of what he actually DID. It’s also known in your business as “White-washing” – and is quite DISGRACEFUL. pic.twitter.com/iv27vreg3e — Paul Lee Ticks (@PaulLeeTicks) January 22, 2019

Who the hell wants to see this kid’s smirking mug while he spouts garbage about things he knows nothing about? — Meet The Resistance (@7609Kimmie) January 22, 2019

Maybe you can have a great sit-down with Steve King next. I can’t wait to hear how White nationalism has been given a bad rap. — vegan_pierogi (@veganpierogi) January 22, 2019

WOW I guess since Matt Lauer and Megyn Kelly are gone @TODAYshow still needs to fill airtime with misogynists and bigots #MediaFail pic.twitter.com/GwW03e7qYw — Lori (@LoriSums) January 22, 2019

Disgusting! And you @SavannahGuthrie should think about the fact that this racist brat was intimidating an elder. You will be providing a platform for him to cry victim, his new phony smile. — Samia Ali Salama (@SamiaAliSalama) January 22, 2019

Be sure and ask him about his views on women’s bodily autonomy too! 😡😡 #cancelled — Suthungirl404 (@Suthungirl4041) January 22, 2019

@SavannahGuthrie @TODAYshow This kid is no hero! You are sending an abhorrent message to our youth. #LostaViewer — Tobie (@talons918) January 22, 2019

.@NBCNews and @SavannahGuthrie should just say screw it and put the rest of these guys on, too, while they’re at it. pic.twitter.com/ib3m5wvPVT — Sleeping Giants (@slpng_giants) January 22, 2019

You need to work at Fox News. Don’t you know who the hell your viewers are? Never watch this show again . — Brina Brady🌊 (@BrinaBrady) January 22, 2019

After the video went viral, the Sandmanns hired a PR team, and now dueling narratives are being spun about the controversial encounter that took place at the Lincoln Memorial.

Sandmann and his classmates were in Washington, D.C. as part of Friday’s anti-abortion March for Life protest. In a statement to CNN’s Jake Tapper, he claimed a few African-American Hebrew Israelite protesters began verbally insulting them, calling them “incest kids,” so they approached the group after receiving permission from their chaperones. He alleged Native American protesters then approached their group.

“[Phillips] locked eyes with me and approached me, coming within inches of my face. He played his drum the entire time he was in my face… I was worried that a situation was getting out of control where adults were attempting to provoke teenagers,” Sandmann stated. “I believed that by remaining motionless and calm, I was helping diffuse [sic] the situation… I did smile at one point because I wanted him to know that I was not going to become angry, intimidated, or provoked into a larger confrontation.”