Posted on 06/21/2018 7:23:15 AM PDT by Eddie01
Fox News host Juan Williams was shredded when he could not bring himself to denounce Peter Fonda’s vulgar attack on President Trump’s young son, calling the tweets “poorly worded” instead.
Williams downplayed the tweets by the Academy Award-nominated actor and filmmaker despite the fact that his threats prompted first lady Melania Trump to alert the Secret Service. Fox News’ Gregg Gutfeld assumed Williams would feel simarily about Fonda’s “disgusting” rant, but his response caused a major backlash from “The Five” co-hosts on Wednesday.
In a series of tweets posted Wednesday, Fonda called for Barron Trump to be placed in a cage with pedophiles, urged protesters to surround Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while they pick up their children from school and called for Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen to be caged, “pilloried” and “whipped.”
“I’m not going to ask you to defend this, I know you found this disgusting,” Gutfeld said to his liberal cohort.
Williams reply was surprising, to say the least.
“No, to me it was a poorly worded tweet, offensive language used,” Williams said. “But what strikes me from this very conversation is that you guys delight in it because it takes away from the conversation focusing on what President Trump did which is antithetical to American values.”
Co-host, Kimberly Guilfoyle erupted at Williams’ remarks, interjecting when he accused the panel of taking “delight” in Fonda’s attack.
“That’s not poorly worded,” Guilfoyle shot back.
‘What Peter Fonda did was indefensible.,” she said, adding that it was a “criminal sexual act by a sexual predator against a child. That’s not poorly worded.”
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Me either, Gayle King's flat out bias, Juan Williams, I cannot handle their constant misrepresentations - they basically lie and think we want to watch that.
Didn’t Fox hire him after he was terminated by PBS? He had said something about fear of Muslims, and PBS canned him? Then Fox picked him up showing that they want to be fair and balanced. At least that was my recollection of how he ended up.on Fox.
Juan Juilliams....Roger Ailes’s personal lawn jockey no-talent AA hire. I can recall FReepers were sooooo excited when Ailes hired Juan after NPR had hired him....
“He’s a black leftist.”
I think his sons are normal conservatives though. They realized thar dad is an asshole.
Juan, you’re scum. Only someone like you and your ilk would defend Peter Fondler. There’s a reason...
Well what would have been a better choice of words, Juan, you drooling dipshit?
We now know that the FBI and CIA (at minimum) have been paying “Journalist”
Knowing how Juan Williams is willing to twist himself into a pretzel to defend the action of those on the left (and quickly scold any conservative for any infraction) it is important to ask, Juan have you ever received money (or gifts) from anyone in Government to slant your views?
FOX punishes only right leaners for saying things. Juan? He never gets punished.
I hope someone refers to Williams as a “stupid n-word” and then explains that it was just poorly-worded. I’m sure he’ll be fine with that...
Thanks Juan.
While the GOPe is trying to blow ANOTHER election, liberals like Williams and Fonda rush in to help by reminding America how crazy the left is.
Fox News has become unwatchable. They should fire Williams for this and they had Donna Brazille as a host, the same one slipping questions that will be asked to Hillary before a debate.
I can’t stand looking at him. I have to change the channel.
I like Gutfeld, the Juan is keeping me away.
“He’s a black leftist.”
I think his sons are normal conservatives though. They realized that dad is an asshole.
Juan is a moron.
Well, one thing’s certain about the intolerant, bullying, Constitution-hating Left ... they do stick together (except when one of them is no longer useful to the pack).
“Juan is a dum-dum. Why Fox hired him is beyond me.”
You just answered your own question.
"I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Far too many of these clowns are there for one apparent 'plus'. They are NOT white, appear to be 'clean and neat' except for the Black Female Pols, who tend to fit a mold, sort of 'Aunt Estherish like'.
Yes, two of the biggest 'dreamers' of the 1960s, look from wherever you are now and see the mess you have created....LBJ/MLK....
Looks like Malcolm X and Ayn Rand were both right for the most part and in some instances Farrakhan - he wants separation but apparently want to take the BIG piece of the chicken with him.
He is unwatchable. I used to love watching the five but he totally dominates the conversation and everyone else just looks down, I can’t watch them anymore. Every time his face comes on I switch off FOX. The same with Geraldo
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