"I am struggling to figure out why this is news. Millions go on vacation each year but I haven’t seen it go nuts about something like this. Good grief, is that what this country has become? So hooked on these types of people that we have to talk about them going on vacation?"
Not on "Immediate vacation". That is lipstick for "leave of absence". Apologies if you left off the /SARC tag.
FWIW ... what they are doing is masking her ratings dip by limiting it to occurring only a couple of days with her on air. All the rest of the days the dip will be accountable to whatever guest host there is.
It's the smart play. What happens later is the question.. That is lipstick for
Okay. But HOW is this breaking news? IS IT REALLY news?