Fox News Hosts Slam Colleague Tomi Lahren For Ugly Kamala Harris Tweet
Fox Nation personality Tomi Lahren faced heavy criticism for a tweet baselessly accusing Sen. Kamala Harris of sleeping her “way to the top” — even getting hit by several Fox News hosts.
Lahren, furiously live-tweeting the Democratic primary debate Wednesday night, wrote in one missive: “Kamala did you fight for ideals or did you sleep your way to the top.”
Kamala did you fight for ideals or did you sleep your way to the top with Willie Brown?
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) August 1, 2019
Willie Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco, once dated Harris. Lahren faced pushback for her tweet from Fox’s Kat Timpf, who said, “I am curious to know what you think bringing a woman’s personal/sexual life into this accomplishes. Men do that to us enough as it is.”
I am curious to know what you think bringing a woman’s personal/sexual life into this accomplishes. Men do that to us enough as it is. I’m honestly asking. https://t.co/MgO0yMrAHT
— Kat Timpf (@KatTimpf) August 1, 2019
Lahren didn’t respond to Timpf but later doubled down.
Ask Willie Brown how Kamala became AG of CA…
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) August 1, 2019
Lahren was also decried by Fox News’ Janice Dean, who called the tweet “disgusting” and said it would earn a male colleague a suspension.
If a male contributor had tweeted this they would probably be suspended with a trip to HR. Pretty disgusting, Tomi. Are clicks and retweets worth demeaning women? Would you do the same to a “conservative” female candidate?
— Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) August 1, 2019
Fox News contributor Britt McHenry also condemned the tweet.
“Do you have any idea how damaging this is to women who’ve actually been sexually harassed, assaulted or demeaned in the workplace?” McHenry asked Lahren.
Do you have any idea how damaging this is to women who’ve actually been sexually harassed, assaulted or demeaned in the workplace? How much this weakens our own gender, regardless of partisanship. My goodness.
— Britt McHenry (@BrittMcHenry) August 1, 2019
Recently, McHenry accused Fox co-host Tyrus of sexual harassment. Tyrus was removed from the Fox Nation show he hosted with McHenry following the allegations.
UPDATE 8/1: Tomi Lahren has apologized, as is tradition:
I apologize for my comment on Kamala’s personal relationship. It was the wrong choice of words. There are many other things to take her to task for and I will stick to those.
— Tomi Lahren (@TomiLahren) August 1, 2019
Outside of Fox, Lahren was widely condemned on Twitter for her remark.
You sound gracious and reasonable. https://t.co/ircpjP60D2
— Christina Sommers (@CHSommers) August 1, 2019
This is pretty shameful — this kind of thinking is more a reflection of who YOU are than who she is. Funny how this question isn’t asked of men running for office. https://t.co/AfFIUop57O
— julie k. brown (@jkbjournalist) August 1, 2019
This is real classy, Tami. https://t.co/dF8dVII3Tv
— andy lassner (@andylassner) August 1, 2019
You are filth.
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) August 1, 2019
What the hell is wrong with you?
— Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (@esglaude) August 1, 2019
Everyone: Kamala is a cop.
Tomi Lahren: LEROOOYYYYY JENKINNNNNNNSSSSS!!!!! https://t.co/QvWdGtG2a5
— $iraj Ha$hmi (@SirajAHashmi) August 1, 2019
This is so gross. pic.twitter.com/Gyw0S4oHz3
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) August 1, 2019
. @KatTimpf, a Fox News contributor, quote tweeting Tomi Lahren, another Fox News contributor, and retweeted by Meghan McCain. pic.twitter.com/Gp4YQNZUJh
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) August 1, 2019
This kind of commentary is really reprehensible. https://t.co/qOl2djsxlk
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) August 1, 2019
Surprised this tweet from a Fox News contributor surprisingly hasn’t been deleted. https://t.co/Rn7H2GeWZZ
— Rob Tornoe (@RobTornoe) August 1, 2019
This is gross, even for you Tomi.
— John Iadarola (@johniadarola) August 1, 2019
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