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In reply to the discussion: Shep Smith out at Fox News -- two days after Bill Barr's meeting with Rupert Murdoch [View all]BooScout
(10,406 posts)20. It's being reported that security escorted him out...
...this departure was not friendly. Something happened for it to be this abrupt.
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Shep Smith out at Fox News -- two days after Bill Barr's meeting with Rupert Murdoch [View all]
George II
Oct 2019
OP
It sounds as if he chose to leave rather than cave to what tRump muscled out of Murdoch.
Texin
Oct 2019
#10
If Napolitano follows, it will verify that they're up to: unfair and unbalanced nt
Jarqui
Oct 2019
#8
"Nice network ya got here, Rupe. Be a shame if something were to happen to it."
Kid Berwyn
Oct 2019
#9
He was a good reporter and a human being on a network devoid of both attributes. Good luck Shep.
Evolve Dammit
Oct 2019
#40
Based on the timeline, I think FNC asked Shep to compromise his integrity somehow,
ecstatic
Oct 2019
#41
It's pretty simple: Trump did not like his reporting and told them to let him go.
YOHABLO
Oct 2019
#42
Barr probably offered to go easy on Murdoch in a criminal case in exchange for favors
McCamy Taylor
Oct 2019
#43
I was surprised he wasn't canned for bashing Bush and his administration........
Bengus81
Oct 2019
#47