‘HE HAS TO GO!!!’ Fox fans furious after Shep Smith blows up right-wing conspiracy about Uranium One – By Bob Brigham (rawstory.com) / Nov 14 2017
Fox News anchor Shepard Smith was blasted by some of his network’s loudest viewers for fact-checking Republican talking points about Uranium One, which defenders of President Donald Trump have used to allege that it was actually Hillary Clinton who colluded with Russia.
“What are the facts? What is Uranium One?” Smith questioned.
Smith explained that Trump’s campaign line on Uranium One is “inaccurate in a number of ways.”
“First, the Clinton State Department had no power to veto or approve that transaction. It could do neither,” Smith noted.
“The accusation is predicated on the charge that Secretary Clinton approved the sale. She did not,” Smith concluded.
Explaining the facts was seen as a betrayal by Fox News viewers, who seemed to prefer the network parrot White House talking points absent journalistic examination.
Here is a sampling of some Fox News viewers’ reaction to Shepard Smith’s reporting.
S☉L TI☉ @SolMTio – I normally don’t tune into Shep’s hour on FOX, can’t stand his bias, but today while surfing channels he caught my interest…in 3 mts he argued Hillary’s defense, how she had nothing to do with Uranium One and how Trump had lied about it. HE HAS TO GO!!! 3:55 PM – Nov 14, 2017 · Pembroke Pines, FL https://twitter.com/SolMTio/status/930539665060433920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2F2017%2F11%2Fhe-has-to-go-fox-fans-furious-after-shep-smith-blows-up-right-wing-conspiracy-about-uranium-one%2F
Lab Lover @Dutchistheballs
Replying to @FoxNews @brookefoxnews You need to get that hack @ShepNewsTeam out of Fox. He just made excuses for #CrookedHillary and is clearly a double agent. Hey Shep.. Hillary took the 145M regardless of when it was sent. Pay for play you goof 3:47 PM – Nov 14, 2017 https://twitter.com/Dutchistheballs/status/930537641791148033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2F2017%2F11%2Fhe-has-to-go-fox-fans-furious-after-shep-smith-blows-up-right-wing-conspiracy-about-uranium-one%2F
Watch the Shepard Smith fact-check that enraged some Fox News viewers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8wuFDs7xSA
PB/TK – Gotta wonder if FIX has separate entrances for Shep and Hannity since it seems one is always rebuffing what the other is saying.
