Fox News Guest Calls Greta Thunberg 'Mentally Ill Swedish Child' as Right Wing Unleashes...

[tenderfoot]

on Climate Activist.

Throughout the day on Monday, conservatives on television and social media mocked and belittled the 16-year-old climate activist.

The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles joined other conservative pundits and Fox News personalities in openly attacking 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg following her fiery speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit on Monday, calling the teenager a “mentally ill Swedish child.”

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Appearing on Fox News’ The Story on Monday evening, Knowles joined anchor Harris Faulkner and liberal commentator Christopher Hahn to discuss Monday’s climate protests across the nation as well as Thunberg’s speech. Knowles immediately went after the young climate activist.

“If it were about science it would be led by scientists rather than by politicians and a mentally ill Swedish child who is being exploited by her parents and by the international left,” Knowles said, prompting Faulkner to ask Hahn to respond since he had a “visceral reaction” to the right-wing talker’s comments.

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As Hahn continued to demand that Knowles “take it back,” the conservative podcaster stood by his remarks, repeating his claim that Thunberg is “mentally ill” while accusing the left of “exploiting a girl with many mental illnesses.” (For the record, Thunberg has been diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum, something she has called her “superpower.”)

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A Fox News spokesperson provided the following statement to The Daily Beast on Knowles’ remarks: “The comment made by Michael Knowles who was a guest on The Story tonight was disgraceful - we apologize to Greta Thunberg and to our viewers.”

Fox News also told The Hollywood Reporter’s Jeremy Barr that it has no plans to book Knowles again as a guest.

more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-guest-calls-greta-thunberg-mentally-ill-swedish-child-as-right-wing-unleashes-on-climate-activist

[tblue37]

1. They need to apologize for Laura Ingram, too, and send her on another one of those sudden

previously planned vacations. She compared Greta to the leader of the kids in Children of the Corn.

[catrose]

3. Truly. After her treatment of Parkland's David Hogg, I thought Fox loved child abusers

Oh, and scientists have been telling us for at least 50 years about climate change. That worked, didn't it?

[maxrandb]

4. I'm done with their fucking bullshit "sorry if you were offended" apologies

They need to go the way of the Nazi propadandist for the destruction they've enabled and encouraged to our country.

[NCLefty]

2. "The Climate Hysteria Movement" Zzz

JFC, it's tabloid TV. I had to shut it off after the "lefty guy" called him a skinny boy.

There's a reason WWE is so popular in this country... STILL.

[superpatriotman]

5. Podcaster.