Trump had initially despatched hundreds of federal officers as a part of an immigration crackdown, which escalated tensions, maybe prompting Vittert to ask fellow Fox News alum O’Reilly why the president was “backing down” now.
“He’s not backing down, he’s attempting to defuse,” O’Reilly barked. “Why would you say he was backing down? You need a CNN contract?”
Vittert stored his cool, and O’Reilly, who misplaced his Fox Information job in 2017 amid a number of sexual harassment allegations, veered right into a right-wing claim about somebody funding the protests.
Viewers took situation with O’Reilly’s tackle Trump’s transfer.
“Calling it ‘defusing’ after lighting the match isn’t management..it’s cleanup. Mocking the query doesn’t make it disappear,” one wrote on X.
“If it had been defusing, nobody could be this defensive concerning the query,” another commented.
