MEDIA WINNER: Neil Cavuto
Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto stood out in the swath of revelations at his network resulting from a newly unsealed filing in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation suit ... and he came out looking uniquely good.
The brief claims that Fox News executives criticized Cavuto for cutting off then Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany for making baseless accusations that Democrats committed voter fraud days after the 2020 election. McEnany is now a host on Fox News.
“Well, well, well. I just think we have to be very clear. And she’s charging the other side is welcoming fraud and welcoming illegal voting," Cavuto said on November 9th, cutting into McEnany’s presser.
"Unless she has more details to back that up. I can’t, in good countenance continue showing you this."
Cavuto vowed to air any proof of fraud or "rigging and cheating" from Democrats if found.
The remarkable on-air moment led to fierce backlash from inside the network, according to the newly unsealed filing.
“The brand team led by Raj Shah at Fox Corporation notified senior Fox News and Fox Corporation leadership of the 'Brand Threat' posed by Cavuto’s action,” the document further stated.
The filing also notes that top executives, concerned about losing viewers to far-right, election-denying networks Newsmax and OAN, cited Cavuto as ammunition being used against Fox News.
The filing exposes several Fox News personalities and executives for their unabashed hypocrisy and disregard for democracy. So, kudos to Cavuto for valuing the truth above his traffic and above appeasing Donald Trump. |