Now, trading cadets costs about $100,000 each, meaning the city lost more than $1 million in what was invested into those fire cadets. But Mayor John Whitmire says telling KHOU 11 tonight the firings were necessary. We have zero tolerance for any racism. It cost a million dollars that we've invested. I got to do the right thing. You know, I sure hate to lose a million dollars. (01:20–01:24)
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Asserts that [the administration] has zero tolerance for racism.
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