This is one of the weirdest exchanges I’ve ever seen on TV. @newtgingrich [1] correctly points out that George Soros threw an unprecedented amount of money into DA races all over the country to elect radicals and Fox News basically told him to shut up. WTF? pic.twitter.com/IxwcLG2gOH [2]
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) September 16, 2020 [3]
From Monica Showaiter, American Thinker [4]:
What an amazingly insulting way to treat a supposedly honored guest, a former speaker of the House. Look at the shock on Newt’s face at that shutdown. They invited him on, they asked him his take on the leftist riots in America’s blue cities, and they got an answer: Gingrich pointed out that the riots were happening because of district attorneys, financed by George Soros, who refuse to prosecute rioting.
It wasn’t really news. Nor was it controversial. It’s been reported in detail by conservative outfits for years. Fox News itself, news division, reported it. What was strange was that bizarrely unprofessional reaction from this one show, and from hosts whom most viewers have trusted and respected, such as Harris Faulkner and Melissa Francis. The leftist flak for the Obama administration, Marie Harf, no journalist, could be dismissed, given that she is no stranger to boldface lying for her bosses to sing for her supper. But why was Francis the first to bring it up, only to have Harf as her growling dog backing her up with her absolutely adamant call not to engage Gingrich? What did he say that was so evil and unfit for TV? Note that Harf was unable to cite any reasons — she has none; she just wanted to play commissar censor and, like all commissar censors, had a whiff of fear of those above her. Note that booming, croaking, dead-toned angry adamant voice, like that of an upset socialite or desperate high school principal. Shut up, she explained. It really was remarkable. She really didn’t want any discussion or even mention of Soros. But why did Faulkner coolly move on after cutting Newt off?
Newt was not a guest. He is a paid contributor. Now questions for Harris Faulkner et al, who is your boss? If Fox News is going to do George Soros’ bidding, has Fox registered as an agent of a foreign government.