During a recent edition of "The Ingraham Angle" on Fox News, host Laura Ingraham went on a tear against President Trump's top infectious disease authority, Dr. Anthony Fauci, claiming he was part of the "medical deep state" for urging caution amidst the pandemic.
After many health experts warned that President Trump's upcoming indoor campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, could be a health risk to those in attendance, Ingraham attacked the credibility of these scientists.
Calling their words "alarmist...drivel," Ingraham seemed to suggest their advice was politically motivated.
You can watch her segment here.
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Twitter was amazed Ingraham would endanger people's lives by telling them to disregard the advice of health experts.
She should be forced to spend a day at an ICU and with families who had to watch their loved ones die while isolated
— TRACY JAGOCKI (@TJagocki) June 16, 2020
It took a year and a half for 116k Americans to die in WWI. Trump let COVID accomplish that in three months
— Barret 🍶🍺🍻🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🍾 (@_barretme) June 16, 2020
Many felt Ingraham's words violated the tenants of good journalism.
INGRAHAM SHOULD BE FIRED ....HOW CAN FOX RETAIN A REPORTER WHO FALSELY REPORTS THE FACTS ON COVID19. THIS IS NOT A 'DEEP STATE' CONSPIRACY! THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE OF FOX TO MISLEAD THEIR AUDIENCES
— lou's rant (@lousrant) June 16, 2020
Laura is a danger to the public. When will she lose her job?
— J Dove (@CognitiveHeart) June 16, 2020
Others could do nothing but roll their eyes at the rant.
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— Tony P (@tpuleo68) June 16, 2020
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— Sophie Adler (@poptart9797) June 16, 2020
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— Paul Cage (@cage_paul) June 16, 2020
There were some online who predicted the segment would lead to yet more advertisers leaving Ingraham's program.
Why does this person still have advertisers?
— Bulmasan (@bulmasan) June 16, 2020
It has to be exhausting being this snarky and nasty all the time @IngrahamAngle
— Helen Revis Connor (@HelenConnorBOS) June 16, 2020
Can't believe this kind of lying is allowed on TV when it has such fatal consequences.
— Jack Anory #ClimateChange 🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@Anory12Jack) June 16, 2020
If anyone should understand the potential danger of the pandemic, it's those that run an international news organization.
Foxnews is based in NY where it's been hit worst, and they still wanna call covid19 a hoax
— Michael Tanuvasa (@MichaelTanuvasa) June 16, 2020
She should make me feel very, very angry, but instead I just feel a sense over-whelming sadness for someone who would use her powerful position to purposely endanger the health and safety of her citizens of this country. Her hollowed out soul must be cavernous. Why, Laura?
— OurCommonalities (@OCommonalities) June 16, 2020
I mean what would a medical doctor know about covid anyway, eh? #ignorantgop
— AConcernedCitizen (@AConcernedCit16) June 16, 2020
When making plans during this global pandemic, it's as important as ever to heed the advice of medical experts.
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