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joining me is ellen huet, who has been reporting on this.er dad says, i teach my daughter they do not have to accept misogyny. there has been a lot of backlash. how would you describe the firestorm? reporter: i would say there are two major camps. people who say that the memo was not -- it was just hurtful, offensive, did not belong at google, and he should have been fired. and people who see google firing him for speaking up about saying that conservative or unpopular viewpoints are not accepted at google as proving his point. he brought up these points that were not widely well-received and that he was fired for it. i think it was already a contentious matter over the weekend, and their decision to fire him made things only hotter. emily: what do we know about how google came to the conclusion he should be fired? the memo was out there internally for a few days. reporter: it took several days. and in the end, they decided the -- they cited the code of conduct. that his memo violated the code of conduct. over the weekend i gave a statement