FCC guidelines normally prohibit profanity between 6 am and 10 pm on television when “there is a reasonable risk that children may be in the audience.” Because Fox News is a cable service, it is exempt from the profane rule, but the internal policies of cable news stations routinely prohibit profanity. Two Fox News contributors were suspended for swearing in the air in 2015, CNN Money reported at the time.
CNN and MSNBC did not broadcast the news live.
Faulkner reissued the report once McEnany began answering questions from the press corps. At the end of the hour, Faulkner said the network did not know that McEnany planned to show the video. Faulkner suggested that he preferred to be warned for violent and profane content.
“The White House press conference is something that is important for us to bring to you, so a notice right now with videos like that is half the day is sometimes helpful,” Faulkner said in a somber tone. .
Fox News and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
