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By Haley Van Horn/Dec. 21, 2021 2:36 pm EST
Other instances were not as innocent. Tucker Carlson, one of the network’s most popular hosts, has had a fair share of problematic behavior unfold on his show, “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (per Business Insider). He’s gone on the air to say white supremacy isn’t an issue, as well as telling a Teen Vogue contributor to “stick to the thigh-high boots” rather than write about former president Donald Trump.
Faulkner had a short-lived blunder while in front of the camera
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During the conversation, Faulkner told Trump, “This has just happened now, and I want to double-check this with our producers. The DHS secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, has resigned, Mr. President. Your thoughts.” However, this was not true. Faulkner would then have to issue an on-air apology for the misinformation.
Her newscast went something like this. What she said was, “Las liberal da scraping jail times for juveniles convicted of felony crimes.” What she should have said was, “L.A.’s liberal DA scrapping jail times for juveniles convicted of felony crimes.” The good news was it was simply a tease for an upcoming segment, so it was a short-lived blunder. However, it made for some laughs on Twitter.
