Fox & Friends hosts slam speculation about whistleblower complaint while speculating about whistleblower complaint
The hosts of Fox & Friends sure do hate speculation over that intelligence community whistleblower — unless it's their speculation, that is.
Amid the ongoing scandal surrounding a whistleblower complaint reportedly about President Trump communicating with a foreign leader and making a troubling "promise," the hosts of Fox & Friends went to bat for the president Friday, voicing outrage over leaks and slamming the rest of the media for its speculation.
At one point, a whole montage of other news networks' coverage that was "all speculation" was played, and Brian Kilmeade summed it up as the "same exasperating, zero-to-ten type of emotional reaction" that took place during Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, reports Media Matters for America's Bobby Lewis.
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Yet the hosts weren't above some speculation of their own, with Kilmeade at one point tossing out a theory that the anonymous New York Times op-ed writer, who last year alleged they were part of a "resistance" within the Trump administration, is involved. Ainsley Earhardt, meanwhile, wondered if someone working at the White House is responsible for leaks.
Immediately before the anti-speculation montage played, Kilmeade also speculated this whole thing was simply "the president having a discussion," Mediaite reports.
Still, the hosts seemed to suggest that even if some of the speculation and reporting about the whistleblower is true, it would be just fine, with Earhardt claiming Trump "making promises, leaking maybe some delicate information to another head of state" is just "what they do" and "the art of the deal." Brendan Morrow
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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.
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