2020 presidential long shot Bill de Blasio is already defending his decision to go on Fox News. The New York City mayor is scheduled to appear on Hannity Wednesday night.
De Blasio decision to go on the network comes as a number of his opponents have called out Fox News following two mass shootings that occurred over the weekend.
During a Monday interview with Errol Louis, de Blasio said, “Millions and millions of Americans are watching and we shouldn’t stereotype them,” and he added that many Fox viewers are “working people” looking for change “and we need to speak to them too.”
“I think it’s important to challenge those right-wing voices,” the mayor added.
A victim’s wife asked me, “How do we change this?”
In addition to universal background checks, a ban on the sale of weapons of war, & red flag laws, we have got to acknowledge the hatred and open racism we’re seeing on Fox News, on the internet, and from our Commander-in-Chief. https://t.co/YNc73D38pC
— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 4, 2019
In the aftermath of the shootings, former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke tweeted, “A victim’s wife asked me, ‘How do we change this?’ In addition to universal background checks, a ban on the sale of weapons of war, & red flag laws, we have got to acknowledge the hatred and open racism we’re seeing on Fox News, on the internet, and from our Commander-in-Chief.”
Similarly, Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweeted, “We need to call it out: Fox News is a hate-for-profit machine that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists.”
Her condemnation of the network is not new. Back in May, the senator called the network a “hate-for-profit racket,” and revealed that she declined to participate in a president town hall on Fox News.
