Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade urged viewers to “go to work” and “live with” Covid – despite him appearing to co-host “Fox & Friends” alone in studio.
Kilmeade’These comments were made towards the end in a rant about theTeachers Unionand the impact of school shutdowns and remote learning for students amid the pandemic.
“It’s called live with it. Go to work. Live with it. Get on a train. Get on a bus. Get on a plane. How do we live with it? We can no longer hide from it,”Kilmeade stated,
Kilmeade and his cohosts were seen in their own frames in the video. This made it appear that they weren’t broadcasting from the same location. “curvy couch”They adopted social distancing.
People on Twitter had a lot to say about Kilmeade’s sentiments, with some believing it was “hypocrisy.”
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“Hypocrisy without shame,”Someone wrote.
“It had been a while since someone posted some nonsense from Fox. That streak is hereby broken,”Another added.
A third wrote: “These people are just the worst. They also downplay vaccines and requirements, yet their own company requires them to be vaccinated.”
Kilmeade also addressed the matter via Twitter, citing that it was his. “in studio.”
Fox News Media has implemented safeguards, just like other companies and businesses, to protect employees during the latest surge in Covid positive cases.
Fox News removed the option for employees to not take the vaccine if they had negative results towards the end of December.
Those working in New York City, such as the Fox &Friends team, needed to show proof that they received at least one dose of a vaccine by December 27 to work in the office.
Indy100 Fox News was contacted to provide comment.
This article was updated to include a tweet from Kilmeade regarding the situation.