Don’t look now, but the days of Geraldo Rivera appearing on Fox News may soon be numbered.
Politics
Former talk show host-turned conservative bullhorn Geraldo Rivera got into an unexpected and heated exchange with Fox News flunkie Sean Hannity earlier this week regarding Donald Trump.
During a segment on his show of the same name, Hannity asked Rivera why Congress was only investigating the January 6th Capitol riot and not the Black Lives Matter riots that took place in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd. As is the Fox mantra, Hannity expected an answer that would appease the conservative fools who lap up Fox’s nightly propaganda disguised as legitimate news. Instead, he got a can of whoop-ass and a boatload of fireworks.
Geraldo Rivera tersely explained that the George Floyd riots were not an attack on the American republic and system of government the way that the Trump riot was.
“This was a riot that was unleashed, incited, and inspired by the president of the United States, which targeted the heart of American democracy” Rivera shouted to a shocked Hannity.
The host attempted to deflect blame by claiming that Trump had urged protesters to act “peacefully,” while failing to explain that Trump went silent and disappeared for more than 3 hours as the rioters tore their way into the United States seat of government.
Rivera then reminded Hannity about his own text messages that he sent to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows during the riots begging Trump to put out a statement and make the insurrectionists go home.
“I beg you, Sean, to remember the frame of mind you were in when you wrote that text on January 6th,” Geraldo said. “And when Laura did. And when Brian did. And when Don Jr. did! Remember that concern you had. Remember the frustration you had at our beloved 45th president.”
Recognizing that Hannity was totally caught off guard by someone telling the truth on the network instead of spouting the usual lies, guest Dan Bongino quickly stepped in and accused Rivera of disloyalty.
“The backstabbing of the president you’re engaging in is really disgusting!” Bongino seethed.
“I think you’ve been — with all due respect and I love you — gaslighting, changing the subject,” Rivera said of Hannity’s January 6th coverage. “The subject is January 6th and what happened to the United States Capitol and why it happened. Those two things: The fact that the Capitol was targeted and that the prime instigator, the one who unleashed the mob, was the President of the United States. For God’s sake, Sean –“ he continued.
Needless to say, no one dares go on Fox News and tell the TRUTH instead of Fox’s version of the truth — particularly when it comes to Donald Trump.
Watch the war of words below.
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Faux News is a joke. A dangerous joke. But a joke nonetheless.
Geraldo usually fits right in with that reprehensible crew but on rare occasion he will go his own way.
Honestly, I’ve checked in on Faux a few times since the text messages have been exposed and maybe it’s just me….but they look a little Scared to me.
Like they know they’re really beginning to lose ground with some of their faithful viewers.