Trump Demands Fox News ‘Bring Back’ Jeanine Pirro After Show Was Pulled Saturday Night
The morning after pro-Trump Fox News host Jeanine Pirro’s show was pulled by the network a week after the host suggested that a Muslim congresswoman didn’t believe in the U.S. Constitution because she wears a hijab, President Trump took to Twitter to demand that Fox News put Pirro back on the air.
“Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro,” Trump tweeted. “The Radical Left Democrats, working closely with their beloved partner, the Fake News Media, is using every trick in the book to SILENCE a majority of our Country.”
Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro. The Radical Left Democrats, working closely with their beloved partner, the Fake News Media, is using every trick in the book to SILENCE a majority of our Country. They have all out campaigns against @FoxNews hosts who are doing too well. Fox …..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2019
Trump went on to complain that the left is campaigning against Fox News hosts “who are doing too well,” likely referring to the backlash against Fox News primetime star Tucker Carlson over misogynistic and racist remarks unearthed by liberal media watchdog group Media Matters.
“Stop working soooo hard on being politically correct, which will only bring you down, and continue to fight for our Country,” he added. “The losers all want what you have, don’t give it to them. Be strong & prosper, be weak & die!”
….must stay strong and fight back with vigor. Stop working soooo hard on being politically correct, which will only bring you down, and continue to fight for our Country. The losers all want what you have, don’t give it to them. Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2019
“Keep fighting for Tucker, and fight hard for @JudgeJeanine,” the president concluded. “Your competitors are jealous – they all want what you’ve got – NUMBER ONE. Don’t hand it to them on a silver platter. They can’t beat you, you can only beat yourselves!”
….to the people that got you there. Keep fighting for Tucker, and fight hard for @JudgeJeanine. Your competitors are jealous – they all want what you’ve got – NUMBER ONE. Don’t hand it to them on a silver platter. They can’t beat you, you can only beat yourselves!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2019
Pirro came under fire last week for using her show-opening monologue to rail against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) over the congresswoman’s allegedly antisemitic remarks. The Fox News host asserted that Omar’s wearing of a hijab meant that she believed in Sharia law which was “in itself antithetical to the United States Constitution.”
Fox News would later “strongly” condemn Pirro over her remarks while Pirro released her own statement claiming that she didn’t call Omar un-American and that her only intention was to “start a debate.”
Pirro’s program was pulled from the schedule this past Saturday without any explanation from Fox News. When reached for comment, a Fox News spokesperson said the network is “not commenting on internal scheduling matters.”
