Fox News Cuts off JD Vance Mid-Speech With Brutal On-Air Message
Yahoo • • nation
Key Points:
- Fox News abruptly ended its live coverage of Vice President JD Vance's campaign speech in Greensboro, North Carolina, cutting away while he was still speaking.
- Anchor Sandra Smith informed viewers that the network would return to the rally only if Vance "starts to make news," but the broadcast did not resume during his speech.
- Vance was campaigning for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley ahead of the midterm elections and had begun criticizing Democratic candidates when the coverage was cut.
- The speech was expected to last nearly 30 minutes, but Fox News stopped airing it after approximately eight minutes, sparking significant reactions on social media.
- Clips of the interruption circulated on platforms like X, with users expressing varied opinions regarding Fox News' decision to end the live broadcast early.
