Not all Fox News hosts are Republican lemmings. Take Shepard Smith, who has been carving out a name for himself as a voice of dissension at the network, speaking out against President Trump with growing regularity.
He took his disapproval to new heights on Thursday, deriding Trump shortly after his first solo presidential press conference.
“Your opposition was hacked and the Russians were responsible for it and your people were on the phone with Russia on the same day it was happening and we’re fools for asking the questions? No, sir,” Smith said on air.
“It’s crazy what we’re watching every day… It’s absolutely crazy. He keeps repeating ridiculous, throwaway lines that are not true at all and sort of avoiding this issue of Russia as if we’re some kind of fools for asking the question. Really?”
He added: “We have a right to know… You call us ‘fake news’ and put us down like children for asking questions on behalf of the American people.”
Watch the segment here:
Fox News’ Shepard Smith hammers Trump & sticks up for CNN pic.twitter.com/nVrOy8RuvN
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) February 16, 2017
Smith’s comments got everyone fired up on Twitter, with many Trump supporters calling to both boycott him and demand that Fox News fire him. Of course, others came to Smith’s defense once his name became a trending topic of the day. Here are the highlights:
https://twitter.com/RealJack/status/832425308485718016
https://twitter.com/PartingThots/status/832424342986309636
https://twitter.com/RoryAlbanese/status/832423431941476352
Fox News is "Fair and Balanced" until someone like Shepard Smith says something you don't agree with, isn't that right Trump supporters.
— truthbyDW (@truthbyDW) February 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/travissigh/status/832421057269264384
You know things are getting nuts when @FoxNews Shepard Smith is blatantly calling out a Republican president #TrumpPressConference
— DARTH HATER (@steveseizure) February 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/brandongroeny/status/832421145043464196
Apparently "Shepard Smith" hasn't heard what happened when the Trumpers turned on @megynkelly.
Kiss your show goodbye.
— 🇺🇸🌸Pink Lady 4 Trump🌸🇺🇸 (@pink_lady56) February 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/Lolalalalalalo1/status/832418416975810560
Unhinged Fox News snowflakes upset when Shepard Smith doesn’t toe the line. At least they have Sean Hannity to uphold their delusions.
— Alison (@alison0313) February 17, 2017