A producer at Fox News has been dismissed, after briefly displaying an on-air message denouncing President Joe Biden as a “wannabe dictator” following last week’s indictment of his predecessor Donald Trump.
The longtime employee, Alex McCaskill, took to Instagram on Friday to confirm that he would no longer work with the outlet, noting that he had “asked them to let me go.” While he did not state his reasons for leaving, McCaskill’s former boss, ex-Fox host Tucker Carlson, said the decision was linked to a chyron recently aired on the network which read: “Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.”
While he did not state his reasons for leaving, McCaskill’s former boss, ex-Fox host Tucker Carlson, said the decision was linked to a chyron recently aired on the network which read: “Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.”
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The former pundit did not name McCaskill in the segment, but said he was “scolded” before being terminated. While the producer purportedly offered to stay on for the “customary two weeks,” Carlson said he was told to “clear out his desk and leave immediately.”
Fox later acknowledged the incident in a brief statement, only saying the chyron was “taken down immediately” and that the issue “was addressed,” though it did not say how.
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