From the NBC News report of Jeanine Pirro’s nomination to the position of U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.:
Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social, mentioning Pirro’s previous roles as a prosecutor and a judge, and said she was “currently Co-Host of The Five, one of the Highest Rated Shows on Television.”
And Fox News noted (same article):
In a statement after Trump’s announcement, a Fox News spokesperson said Pirro “has been a wonderful addition to The Five over the last three years and a longtime beloved host across FOX News Media who contributed greatly to our success throughout her 14-year tenure. We wish her all the best in her new role in Washington.”
And her own producer?
Pirro pushed conspiracy theories about voting in the aftermath of Trump’s 2020 election loss, and she came up in litigation filed by Dominion Voting Systems. Fox News tried to redact what one of Pirro’s executive producers thought about one of her post-2020 election monologues, with the producer writing, “This is completely crazy.”
And, ah, how many folks cheered at the news that she’s co-host of The Five? What does that have to do with the qualifications for being a U.S. Attorney in one of the most important district offices?
Yeah. Not much.
President Trump continues to exhibit symptoms of chronic incompetence and/or dementia, and Fox News just encourages it. Regardless of what the Democrats are doing, this is not an honorable behavior by Fox News.
The sad part is that, professionally, she may be qualified for the position, although assertions that she’s nuts by those who should know is a detractor. But don’t throw this crap about television ratings into the mix. It just makes Trump look like a lunatic. Which he is.
