Fox News has pulled out of a briefing hosted by White House Press Secretary Kyle McCannie, during which she reiterated her refusal to concede defeat in Donald Trump’s presidential election and doubled down on allegations of voter fraud, for which there is no evidence. So soon.
Speaking to the media in her “personal capacity” on Monday night during a campaign event at Republican National Committee headquarters, McKennie said Republicans want “every legal vote counted, and every illegal vote should be dropped.” Focus News Network to prevent Rs.
From the studio, host Neil Cavuto said: “Oh, yes, huh – I think we should be very clear. She is charging the other side to welcome fraud and to welcome illegal voting. Unless she has more details on this. Until then, I can’t represent you well. “
He added: “I want to make sure that they have some skill, but there is an explosive charge to make it, that the other side is effective rude and deceptive. If she has brought proof of that, of course we will take you back. So far he has started saying at the outset – ‘Fraud is welcome, illegal voting is welcome’. Not so fast. ”
The Washington Post quoted people familiar with the show as saying that the decision to cut was Kavuto’s.
Fox News, owned by Rupert Murdoch, has drifted away from allegiance to Trump in recent weeks, instead appearing to warn its readers that closely-coordinated messaging appears to have seen Trump lose the election despite his opposition claims.
Fox was one of the first news organizations to call the state of Arizona for B Biden.
Some senior Republican lawmakers have continued to refuse to recognize Biden as an election winner. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he is within his right to address Trump’s alleged voting irregularities, and does not accept Biden as president-elect in the Senate speech.
Trump’s campaign claimed in federal court that Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting system lacked oversight and scrutiny and sought an emergency order to prevent state officials from certifying Biden’s victory in the state.
The Trump campaign and Republicans have brought a number of lawsuits alleging election irregularities. Judges have already filed cases in Georgia and Michigan.
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