| Fox News lets profane opinion of Trump slip out on live TV On Friday, Fox News aired a segment in which random people on the street ostensibly praised President Donald Trump for reversing a wildly unpopular move by his administration. But just as the piece faded to black, the network included one profanely honest opinion about the poorly polling president. As Fox characterized the story, 'Americans interviewed by Fox News Digital were overwhelmingly pleased with President Donald Trump's decision to call off livestreaming the Fort Hood shooter's planned firing squad execution after the Pentagon had announced it would be livestreamed for public viewing.' What this sunny assessment neglects to mention is that Trump initially supported the plan 'absolutely,' which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had announced with much enthusiasm. Trump's stance only shifted once he learned that the shooter, Nidal Hasan, was paralyzed from the waist down, and after polling showed that 8 in 10 Americans opposed the public execution. While Fox said the people it spoke with were 'pleased,' their words and demeanor were closer to 'relieved.' |
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