‘He couldn’t take it anymore’: Brian Stelter speculates on Shepard Smith’s abrupt Fox departure

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CNN’s Brian Stelter suggested that Shepard Smith’s abrupt departure from Fox News was politically motivated, claiming the 23-year network veteran “couldn’t take it anymore.”

Stelter suggested that Smith, who quit on-air Friday afternoon in a shocking goodbye segment, had tired of political adversaries on the cable news network.

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