Fox News stars have championed protests against governors who have ordered shutdowns to contain the pandemic. A top Fox executive ordered hosts to acknowledge health risks posed by the rallies.
People gather outside of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Monday to protest the state's stay-at-home order that is in effect until May 1.People gather outside of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on Monday to protest the state's stay-at-home order that is in effect until May 1.Fox News personalities have been cheerleading protesters across the country gathering in defiance of state lockdown orders.
Public health officials say the coronavirus can spread easily when people are packed in tight quarters — including at these protests. Fox hosts have hailed the protesters for standing up for liberty and fundamental American rights, yet rarely noting the risks involved in those very demonstrations. The hosts have, for the most part, been anchoring their shows from the safety of their own home studios.
Few major media outlets have been so resolutely devoted to President Trump's fortunes than the Fox News Channel. The crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has proved a test of that loyalty. And with few exceptions, Fox has passed with flying colors --- in the sense that its most prominent figures have bolstered the president, even when he has taken a lurching, and at times seemingly self-defeating, approach to the crisis.
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