Fox has been highly critical of the decision to criminally charge former President Donald Trump
A producer at Fox News has been dismissed, after briefly displaying an on-air message denouncing President Joe Biden as a “wannabe dictator” following last week’s indictment of his predecessor Donald Trump.
The longtime employee, Alex McCaskill, took to Instagram on Friday to confirm that he would no longer work with the outlet, noting that he had “asked them to let me go.”
While he did not state his reasons for leaving, McCaskill’s former boss, ex-Fox host Tucker Carlson, said the decision was linked to a chyron recently aired on the network which read: “Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.”
“Those words were up for less than 30 seconds, but the effect was immediate,” Carlson said on the latest episode of his show on Twitter, adding that the banner “panicked” Fox executives.