Posted on 09/02/2021 7:48:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
It’s really no secret that Fox News today is nowhere near the Fox News of 2016.
Once Roger Ailes left, the whole thing went to hell in a hand-basket.
But the worst thing that happened, was adding that snake, Paul Ryan to the Fox board.
I don’t think they could have found a more anti-America First globalist if they tried.
And now, Matt Gaetz, who recently launched a new podcast, announced who was behind the firing of popular Fox host Lou Dobbs.
Bizpaceview reported on what Gaetz said:
“One of my favorite shows on the Fox platform was ‘Lou Dobbs Tonight.’ Sweet, sweet Lou, like America’s angry uncle, politically incorrect sometimes, red in the face and usually right about stuff,” Gaetz continued.
He then played a montage of Dobbs relentlessly bashing Ryan as a “RINO.”
“Now that Paul Ryan has concentrated power at Fox News, Lou Dobbs is no longer on air. He can’t guide the populist right away from the invade everywhere, invite everyone version of Republicanism that sells out to K Street and abandons Main Street,” the congressman then said.
Dobbs was ousted in February a day after the election systems company Smartmatic filed a pre-planned $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox Corp. that named Dobbs as one of several hosts who’d allegedly “irreparably harmed” its reputation by accusing it of committing election fraud.
In a statement, a spokesperson claimed at the time that the discussions over ending the Fox Business Network host’s show had preceded the suit.
“As we said in October, Fox News Media regularly considers programming changes and plans have been in place to launch new formats as appropriate post-election, including on Fox Business. This is part of those planned changes. A new 5 p.m. program will be announced in the near future,” the spokesperson reportedly said.
Nobody really believed them then, and neither goes Gaetz.
“Paul Ryan never used his considerable power as speaker for Trump’s wall or other key immigration reforms, but he was able to use his power at Fox News to cancel the great Lou Dobbs,” he said, concluding the part of the podcast about Ryan.
You can listen below (comments start at the 19:25 mark):
Fox News has shown time and time again that they’re not our friend. As a matter of fact, they’re much more dangerous and hurtful to our cause than CNN or MSNBC combined.
“And you guessed it…It’s that snake, Paul Ryan.”
So ... Paul Ryan. I never would’ve guessed. 😉
Interesting theory and I think I understand. If Fox News wouldn’t have made that early call in AZ, with all of its 11 votes, it would have swung the election to Trump. Got it (eye roll)
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