Fox News raised eyebrows on Monday with a chyron blasting President Joe Biden as a “wannabe dictator” who had his political opponent arrested.
The New York Times’ chief White House correspondent Peter Baker tweeted, “Fox refers to Biden and ‘wannabe dictator,’” and shared a screenshot of the chyron — which read in full, “Wannabe Dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.”
Peter Baker on X (formerly Twitter): “Fox refers to Biden as “wannabe dictator.” pic.twitter.com/aXXxw5YaAP / X”
Fox refers to Biden as “wannabe dictator.” pic.twitter.com/aXXxw5YaAP
The chyron ran just hours after former President Donald Trump was arraigned in Miami on multiple federal charges regarding his handling of classified documents since his exit from the White House in January 2021.
Some immediately criticized the network, suggesting that it was a calculated move to mitigate continued fallout from the recent Dominion lawsuit and bring back audience members who might still be angry over the recent ouster of popular host…
