Fox News sent out a statement acknowledging a chyron that ran late Tuesday during former President Trump’s post-indictment remarks that called President Biden “wannabe dictator.”
“WANNABE DICTATOR SPEAKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER HAVING HIS POLITICAL RIVAL ARRESTED,” the Fox News chyron read just before 9 p.m., as the network showed a split screen of both Biden speaking at the White House and and Trump giving remarks at his New Jersey golf club.
“The chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed,” the network said in a statement to The Hill Wednesday afternoon.
Fox, unlike competitors CNN and MSNBC, provided live continuous coverage of Trump’s remarks, during which he accused Biden of weaponizing the Department of Justice to “take out” his top political rival.
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Fox News told The Hill that “the chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed.” https://t.co/ZpOxPksvQ4
— The Hill (@thehill) June 14, 2023
I wrote Fox News last night asking for comment on it airing an alert last night calling president Biden a "wannabe dictator." The company just responded with the following statement and zero additional explanation:
“The chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed.” pic.twitter.com/ihWX8TzN2a
— Ken Bensinger (@kenbensinger) June 14, 2023
Not much of a statement. Would Fox let it rest if MSNBC or CNN ran something like that? Or would they keep asking "how did this happen, and what's going on over there?" https://t.co/SPLkuiPOQ9
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) June 14, 2023
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