“Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt apologized on Wednesday for referring to Vermont’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Christine Hallquist as “that transgender” on the show’s most recent broadcast.
“I was responding to the reporter’s comments when I moved too quickly and couldn’t recall Christine Hallquist’s name,” said Earhardt in an exclusive statement to TheWrap. “As a person of faith, I sincerely promise I never ever meant anything derogatory and I am sorry it may have come off that way.”
On set, Earhardt dropped the “that transgender” line while the show recapped the winners and losers of various primaries around the country this week.