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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News Strongly Condemns Jeanine Pirro's Attack On Rep. Ilhan Omar
The Council on American-Islamic Relations is demanding Pirro be fired after she said Omars hijab may be antithetical to the Constitution.
Fox News on Sunday said the network strongly condemns Jeanine Pirros stunningly Islamophobic attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).
The Fox News host said on Saturday that Omar wears a hijab because the Koran tells women to cover so they wont get molested. She also said the lawmakers religious dress may be antithetical to the Constitution.
The First Amendment guarantees religious freedom and free speech rights.
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Fox offered no details about any possible consequences for Pirro.
There was no immediate response from Omar.
The hijab attack was part of Pirros questioning of whether Omars criticism of Israel shows her adherence to Sharia law:
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the U.S., demanded that Fox News fire Pirro.
Such an open and un-American expression of religious bigotry should be rejected by any media outlet seeking even a modicum of credibility, CAIR national executive director Nihad Awad said in a statement provided to HuffPost. Jeanine Pirro should be fired, and Fox News should apologize to its viewing audience.
Pakistani American Hufsa Kamal, a producer on the Special Report with Bret Baier, reminded Pirro that she actually works with Muslims at Fox News:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jeanine-pirro-ilhan-omar-hijab_n_5c85c655e4b0ed0a0014c8a7
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Fox News Strongly Condemns Jeanine Pirro's Attack On Rep. Ilhan Omar (Original Post)
pdsimdars
Mar 2019
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zaj
(3,433 posts)1. The "thoughts and prayers" of outrage and inaction.
catbyte
(34,454 posts)2. The "Brayng Boozehound" (thanks, Mrs Betty Bowers!) issued a lame "statement" last night.
Some bullshit about "not calling her anti-American," just that she wanted "to start a conversation." Suuuuuuuuuuure you didn't. Geez. She thinks the rest of us are as stupid as his cultists.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,434 posts)3. BS! You don't "condemn" Pirro. You FIRE HER!
Pirro is a disgusting alarmist. If FNC really wanted to make a statement, they'd fire Pirro. There's plenty of talent out there to replace Pirro and just as many who would do a better job. Dump the barfly.