On-air spat gets uncomfortable: Chris Wallace tries to fix testy Trump-blaming Shep Smith
October 27, 2018 | Vivek Saxena |
Following the arrest of suspected package bomber Cesar Sayoc Jr., Shepard Smith argued that the president bears responsibility for Sayoc’s actions.
Most Fox News fans were not at all shocked. The big surprise came when one unexpected colleague tried to talk him down from that ledge … while they were on air.
“You just can’t ignore the politics of this, even if you wanted to,†Smith opined while speaking with political commentator Chris Wallace about Sayoc’s arrest in Florida.
“These are people the president has gone after rhetorically. These are people this guy targeted. It goes to the tone and tenor of the political discourse and the words that the president uses in his rallies.â€
Sayoc had been arrested earlier that morning for allegedly mailing “crude†explosive devices to various Democrat political figures. Both his social media accounts and a van he owned were found to contain pro-Trump messages coupled with provocative pictures of the president’s political foes.
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