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Brian Kilmeade Says Those Who Want Higher Wages Should Simply “Get Another Job”

“Fox and Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade criticized efforts to raise the federal minimum wage, which has remained at $7.25 an hour for more than a decade, the longest amount of time without an increase. Kilmeade defended paying workers $7.25––an amount data shows no one can realistically live on––saying, “What you do is you work your…

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Brian Kilmeade Suggests Impeachment Should Be Off the Table Because Republicans Are Threatening Mass Violence

Speaking on “Fox and Friends,” Brian Kilmeade suggested impeaching President Donald Trump a second time should be off the table because Republicans are threatening mass violence in the wake of last week’s attack against the Capitol. Many people want Trump “to continue to be a force in the Republican Party,” Kilmeade said, adding that they…

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Darrell Issa: Democrats Are “Overplaying a Lot of Things, Including the Deaths of These People on Capitol Hill”

During an appearance on Fox, Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) downplayed the attempted coup last week by President Donald Trump‘s supporters, who at his behest sought to overturn the results of a free and fair election. After anchor Maria Bartiromo asked Issa if an impeachment trial––which would likely not take place until after President-elect Joe Biden…

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Rand Paul Concerned By People Being Encouraged To Vote In Georgia

Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took to Fox News earlier this morning to express his concern that soliciting votes from “traditionally non-voters” will change the outcome of the upcoming Georgia Senate runoffs. The segment started off with Fox host Maria Bartiromo spreading long-debunked conspiracy theories about voting in the state. Bartiromo claimed, among other things, that…

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Trump Declares Fox News is “Dead” After Allegedly Appeasing “Radical Left Democrats”

President Donald Trump claimed that Fox News is “dead” after allegedly appeasing “Radical Left Democrats.” The president said Fox, which has often come under fire for its fawning, often deferential reporting about him, is now “in limboland” following a decline in ratings. Can’t believe how badly @FoxNews is doing in the ratings. They played right…

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Stephen Miller Claims “An Alternate Set of Electors” Will Certify Trump as the Winner of the 2020 Election

Presidential adviser Stephen Miller claims “an alternative” group of electors will vote to certify President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 election on the morning ahead of the electoral college vote that will certify President-elect Joe Biden’s election win. “The only date in the Constitution is January 20, so we have more than…

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Brian Kilmeade Criticizes YouTube for Removing Claims Trump Won the Election From Its Platform

“Fox and Friends” host Brian Kilmeade criticized YouTube after the streaming platform announced it would remove claims disputing President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. YouTube’s policy announcement came after the “safe harbor deadline,” when enough states had certified their results to determine Biden is the president-elect. “Given that, we will start removing any…

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Newt Gingrich Falsely Accuses Stacey Abrams of “Stealing” Georgia Election

When President-elect Joe Biden won the state of Georgia, he became the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state since 1992. That achievement was in large part due to the efforts of former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, whose organization, Fair Fight, helped register a slew of new voters in the state. The Georgia…

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Geraldo Rivera Says We Should Honor Trump By Naming The Covid-19 Vaccine After Him

During an appearance on “Fox and Friends,” commentator Geraldo Rivera said the United States should honor President Donald Trump by naming the Covid-19 vaccine after him. “I have an idea. You know, with the world so divided, and everybody telling him he’s got to give up and ‘time to leave’ and ‘time to transition’ and…

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Fox News Continues to Give Air Time To Widely Debunked Dominion Election Conspiracy Theory

Jonathan Turley, a professor of constitutional law at the George Washington University and legal analyst, appeared on “Fox and Friends” this morning and appeared to lend credence to a conspiracy theory about voting systems that has already been debunked. “In Michigan, you had thousands of vote that went to [President-elect Joe] Biden that belonged to…

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Senator Ron Johnson Says Democrats “Ignore Reality” When They Focus on Russia’s Election Interference

Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), in an op-ed for Fox News, claimed Democrats “ignore reality” when they focus on Russian interference in American elections. “Ever since the Democratic National Committee server was hacked during the 2016 election campaign, ‘Russian disinformation and interference’ has been the shiny object that Democrats and the mainstream media have used to bamboozle the…

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Kilmeade: Twitter and Facebook Are “Stopping the Message of the White House and the Current President from Getting Out”

“Fox and Friends” host Brian Kilmeade accused Twitter and Facebook of conspiring to ensure President Donald Trump’s messaging doesn’t reach its audience. “Aren’t they accomplishing their goal?” Kilmeade asked in an interview with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, adding that both companies are “stopping the message of the White House and the current…

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Fox’s Rachel Campos-Duffy Says Covid Mitigation is Preparing Children for “Submission and Compliance”

Speaking on “Fox and Friends,” fellow Fox News personality Rachel Campos-Duffy said that while compliance with Covid-19 measures is “good,” it’s preparing children for “submission and compliance.” “We know that China has used Covid to reinforce control over their population because communism requires submission and compliance,” Campos-Duffy told host Ainsley Earhardt, adding that she doesn’t…

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Donald Trump is Furious at Fox News for Allowing Biden to Run “Negative Ads” About Him

At one point, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was flush with cash and  ready to relentlessly attack Joe Biden. But by the time the GOP really needed the money, it was pretty much gone. Joe Biden massively outraised Trump during the party’s respective conventions. In addition, Democratic senate candidates have been setting records raising money against…

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Brian Kilmeade Says Pelosi Wants to “Create Chaos” by Invoking 25th Amendment

“Fox and Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) wants to “create chaos” by invoking the 25th Amendment to assess President Donald Trump’s fitness for office. Yesterday, Pelosi and Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) announced they would introduce legislation to establish a 25th Amendment commission with the express purpose of assessing Trump’s mental…

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Steve Doocy Against Muting Mics: “The Guy Who Pushes It, You’re Going to Wonder What Was His Agenda”

“Fox and Friends” host Steve Doocy says he’s against muting mics despite criticism of President Donald Trump’s behavior during Tuesday night’s debate. The debate was characterized by numerous interruptions from Trump, who at times appeared to be sparring with moderator Chris Wallace. “We’re at the point where after the debate Tuesday night, the President said…

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Pete Hegseth: Biden Won’t Condemn Black Lives Matter in Response to Trump’s Refusal to Condemn White Supremacy

After President Donald Trump failed to condemn white supremacy during last night’s presidential debate, Fox personality Pete Hegseth said Democrat Joe Biden won’t condemn Black Lives Matter, insisting that Trump has condemned white supremacy “time and time again.” Trump stirred controversy after he told the white nationalist group Proud Boys to “stand back and stand…

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Ainsley Earhardt: Democrats Think “It’s Okay to Attack If You’re Christian”

Fox News personality Ainsley Earhardt criticized Democrats during this morning’s appearance on “Fox and Friends,” saying that they are “already attacking” Amy Coney Barrett, who is on the shortlist of President Donald’s picks to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, for her faith. Democrats “are already attacking her for her…

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Jeanine Pirro: Opposition to Trump Replacing Ginsburg on SCOTUS is a Left-Wing “Hissy Fit”

Fox News personality says opposition to President Donald Trump replacing the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court is little more than a “hissy fit” from the president’s left-wing critics. “The lies started the day the president came down those stairs at Trump Tower, the esclator. And right now what we’re dealing with…

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Senator Angus King Calls Cancelation of Election Security Briefings a “Pre-Coverup”

Senator Angus King (I-Maine) called the cancelation of election security briefings “a pre-coverup.” King’s comments after Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced his office will no longer deliver in-person election security briefings to members of Congress. “I can’t get into the head of these people, but we have a president who never likes to…

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Sarah Palin Claims Media Dislikes Conservatives, Has Double Standard Regarding Kamala Harris

Speaking to Fox News host Jesse Watters, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) claimed the media dislikes conservatives voices and has a double standard regarding Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who this week was named as Joe Biden’s running mate in the presidential race. “I don’t know if it’s so much a gender thing …” Palin…

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Fox News’s Jeanine Pirro Spreads Conspiracy Theory Suggesting “Something’s” Going to Happen Biden

Fox News host Jeanine Pirro––better known as “Judge Jeanine”––suggested “something’s” going to happen to presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden and surmised it would result in him being off the presidential ticket by November. “For some reason, I just have this feeling that Joe Biden isn’t going to be on the ticket,” Pirro said. “I have…

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Trump Attacks CNN and Jim Acosta Over Report That He Doesn’t Understand the Severity of the Pandemic

President Donald Trump attacked CNN and Jim Acosta, its chief White House correspondent, following a report that quoted a source on the official coronavirus task force that he doesn’t understand the severity of the pandemic. “@CNN has no sources on the Task Force,” the president claimed. “Their ‘sources’ are made up, pure fiction! Jim Acosta…

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CNN Cuts Off Trump Spokesman When He Pushes Hydroxychloroquine

CNN cut off an interview with Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh after he started pushing the coronavirus patient killing drug hydroxychloroquine. Brianna Keilar first told Murtaugh that he was lying when he tried to blame the lack of masks on Obama and Biden: “You’re lyingâ€ðŸ”¥ @brikeilarcnn live fact-checks Trump campaign Communications Director Tim Murtaugh pic.twitter.com/obfZ7KQU59…

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Schiff: Intelligence Suggests Nations Are Targeting Congress with Disinformation to Influence Election

Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, says intelligence suggests that multiple nations are targeting Congress with disinformation in their efforts to influence this year’s general election. The “underlying information” is classified, Schiff said during an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “Now we have the same concern that, once again, a foreign…

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Pelosi on Trump: “Whether He Knows It Yet or Not, He Will Be Leaving”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has taken President Donald Trump to task after he declined to say whether he’ll accept the election results if he loses to Democrat Joe Biden. Pelosi made the remarks earlier this morning during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “The fact is, whether he knows it yet or not, he…

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Tammy Duckworth Tells Tucker Carlson to “Walk a Mile in My Legs” After He Criticizes Her on Air

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth (D) responded to Fox News personality Tucker Carlson, telling him to “walk a mile in my legs” after he criticized her calls for a “national dialogue” on the removal of memorials to President George Washington. Last night, Carlson suggested Duckworth––who lost her legs during a 2004 combat mission in Iraq––and other…

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Fox Host Ainsley Earhardt on Russian Bounty Scandal: “All Presidents Don’t Read All of Their Briefings”

Fox News’ Ainsley Earhardt defended President Donald Trump amid reports that a Russian military agency put a bounty on the heads of American troops and that he ignored it. Earhardt excused the president, saying not all presidents “read all of their briefings.†“The president has to make decisions based on intel that’s in front of…

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Studies: Coronavirus Infection, Mortality Rates Higher in Places Where Sean Hannity Has Widest Audience

According to studies conducted by the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the University of Chicago (among others), coronavirus infection and mortality rates are higher in areas where Fox News host Sean Hannity has his widest audience. The studies were surfaced by the Washington Post. “We are receiving an incredible…

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Trump Claims Someone Said He Is “The Most Perfect Person” for Surviving Russia Probe

President Donald Trump claimed a friend told him he is “the most perfect person” for surviving the investigation into his Russian ties. “Isn’t that true?” he asked the audience. "A friend of mine said, 'you have to be the most perfect person.' Isn't that true?" — Trump pic.twitter.com/9OWptMZngV — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 26, 2020…

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Upcoming Trump Rally is “Worst Case Scenario” for Coronavirus Spread

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to hold a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma this Saturday, calling it “the worst-case scenario†for spreading the novel coronavirus. “The highest risk sort of scenario would be sort of the situation we’re talking about here,†Gupta said, pointing out that the virus spreads…

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Trump Claims Made-Up “Obamagate” is “The Greatest Political Scandal in the History of the United States”

President Donald Trump continued promoting his “Obamagate” conspiracy theory on Twitter this morning in a joint attack against former President Barack Obama and media organizations that have printed unfavorable coverage of his presidency. First Trump thanked the hosts of “Fox and Friends” for “covering, supremely, the greatest political scandal in the history of the United…

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Al Gore Says Trump’s Coronavirus Response Shows He’s “Engaging in Magical Thinking Again”

Former Vice President Al Gore criticized President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that reopening the economy will endanger more American lives. “I think we’re in grave danger,†Gore told Anderson Cooper and Sanjay Gupta during an appearance on CNN. “I have to tell you both. I think that we are seeing the…

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Fox News Host Pete Hegseth Tells His Viewers to Go Out and Violate Stay-at-Home Orders

Fox News personality Pete Hegseth told his viewers to “put freedom before fear” and violate stay-at-home orders as the coronavirus pandemic tears its way through the country. Hegseth made the comments while broadcasting from inside his home. He urged “healthy people” to “have some courage” and go outside, making the case for “herd immunity,” which…

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CNN’s Jim Acosta Clashes with Trump Over “Happy Talk” Question at Coronavirus Briefing

CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta clashed with President Donald Trump earlier today after asking the president whether briefings with the White House coronavirus task force amounted to “happy talk” to present a more favorable depiction of what’s happening as the coronavirus pandemic tears through the country. “We hear from a lot of people who…

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Former Fox News Host Bill O’Reilly Says Coronavirus Victims “Were on Their Last Legs Anyway”

Bill O’Reilly, the former Fox News host who left the network in 2017 amid a sexual harassment scandal, said in an interview with former colleague Sean Hannity that coronavirus victims “were on their last legs anyway,” according to audio posted online by Media Matters. The transcript is below: SEAN HANNITY: I want life back to…

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