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Fox News Responds to Backlash Over Chyron Calling Biden ‘Wannabe Dictator’
TV Insider ^ | 6/14/2023 | Meredith Jacobs

Posted on 06/14/2023 8:15:02 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan

Fox News has stated the network’s controversial chyron this week, referring to President Joe Biden as a “wannabe dictator” which aired as part of its primetime broadcast on Tuesday, June 13.

“The chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed,” a spokesperson for Fox News said in a statement to CNN. The network has also reportedly “taken steps to address the situation internally,” according to the rep. No further details have been given.

On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was arrested and pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts related to the handling of classified documents. Fox News then aired Trump’s speech following his arraignment, while other networks (such as CNN and MSNBC) did not. The aforementioned chyron, which read in full, “Wannabe Dictator Speaks at the White House After Having His Political Rival Arrested,” appeared on the screen alongside a split of President Biden and Trump. This happened during Fox News Tonight (with guest host Brian Kilmeade), which now fills the 8/7c slot following Fox News firing Tucker Carlson in April.

The only comment from the White House thus far about the chyron came from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who said, “There are probably 787 million things I can say … about what we saw last night. But I don’t think I’m going to get into it.”

Biden and the White House have said that he is not involved in investigations by the Justice Department, which operates separately from the influence of the White House. A special counsel is working the case against Trump, with the Justice Department’s allegations including that Trump had classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach.

In recent months, Fox News has lost advertisers, has been in the news for defamation trials with Dominion Voting Systems (that resulted in a settlement) and Smartmatic (which is ongoing), and is facing right-wing competition from other outlets like OAN and Newsmax.


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To: leaning conservative

GMTA :)


21 posted on 06/14/2023 8:40:14 PM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Right Wing Vegan
Considering all the names and crap that Trump had to put up from all the propaganda organs, if I ran FOX my answer would be....


22 posted on 06/14/2023 8:43:57 PM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Actually, it’s the company that invented the little text overlay for newcasters.


23 posted on 06/14/2023 8:59:17 PM PDT by struggle
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Trump was “Arrested”?? Hell of a “news” source— real idiots. Arraignment is not arrest.


24 posted on 06/14/2023 9:08:22 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: bigbob

Perhaps someone was moving on and got in a parting shot, understanding the consequences and just not caring anymore.

Certainly was a welcome gesture.


25 posted on 06/14/2023 9:08:47 PM PDT by Pox (Eff You China. Buy American!)
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To: Right Wing Vegan
...investigations by the the Justice Department, which operates separately from the influence of the White House...

Really? Fill in the blanks: the Justice Department is part of the ______ branch of the government, whose head is the ______. I must admit, though, that Trump's DoJ was preoccupied with stabbing their boss in the back but that isn't really the norm.

26 posted on 06/14/2023 9:14:33 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Probably the truest most accurate thing aired on Fox sNews since they fired Tucker Carlson.


27 posted on 06/14/2023 9:19:08 PM PDT by TigersEye (Woke is a cancer of the mind and humanity)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

“Wannabe?” FJB? The bastard already is the official dictator of the United States of America.


28 posted on 06/14/2023 9:20:01 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The southern invasion has been a big success. Foreigner invaders are running the government now.)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

“Biden and the White House have said that he is not involved in investigations by the Justice Department, which operates separately from the influence of the White House”

A bald faced lie. The Justice department is NOT separate from the White House…. Ever.


29 posted on 06/14/2023 9:29:32 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: leaning conservative

Same here, actually.


30 posted on 06/14/2023 9:32:56 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan (Beware the libertarians are arch manipulators who introduce their agenda piece by piece)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Well, we know caconservative didn’t do it.


31 posted on 06/14/2023 9:47:00 PM PDT by healy61 (.)
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To: All

Backlash? Heck, it is one of the very few things that they reported accurately and concisely over the last few years. They should get kudos from the peasantry and a Pulitzer Prize for an accurate reportage for it..


32 posted on 06/14/2023 9:56:10 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: DesertRhino

Yeah, is the White House clueless about the 3 branches of US government?!?(Rhetorical Q.)

DOJ is plainly Executive branch:

http://passcitizenshipexam.com/variableAnswers/diagram.html

Something most people learn in elementary school!


33 posted on 06/14/2023 9:59:27 PM PDT by Drago
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To: DesertRhino
"...The Justice department is NOT separate from the White House…. Ever.

Well, unless maybe Jeff Sessions or Bill Barr is running it for Donald Trump.

34 posted on 06/14/2023 10:01:24 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: NWFree

In other news Paul Ryan has come out as gender fluid who identifies as a democrat


35 posted on 06/14/2023 10:40:58 PM PDT by Lod881019
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To: Right Wing Vegan

So FoxNews now answers to CNN!


36 posted on 06/15/2023 4:52:11 AM PDT by sonofagun (Some think my cynicism grows with age. I like to think of it as wisdom!)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

img scr=”https://www.tvinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/fox-news-chyron-biden-wannabe-dictator-1014x570.jpg“width=500


37 posted on 06/15/2023 4:59:10 AM PDT by RaceBannon (Rom 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for )
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To: NWFree

Fox News Radio is 100% propaganda radio. Agenda driven, as in liberal agenda.


38 posted on 06/15/2023 4:59:59 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie ( )
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To: RaceBannon

It’s Obama who is the shadow dictator . Biden is a hand puppet.


39 posted on 06/15/2023 5:01:22 AM PDT by spincaster
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To: spincaster

Obama was a hand puppet, as well.


40 posted on 06/15/2023 5:02:11 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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