Host Stuart Varney asked Peters about this thoughts on Obama’s Sunday night Oval Office address outlining his ISIS strategy. “I want to know, what were you saying to the TV as the president was speaking?” he asked.
“Mr. President we’re not afraid, we’re angry, we’re pissed off, we’re furious! We want you to react, we want you to do something!” Peters said.
“You’re afraid!” he continued. “This guy is such a total pussy, it’s stunning.”
After Peters was finished, Varney asked him to tone it down: “I can tell you’re super angry and I asked you what your reaction was, but you can’t use language like that on the program, I’m sorry.”
UPDATE –– 4:00 pm EST: Peters has been suspended for two weeks for using profanity on
UPDATE –– 5:15 pm EST: Fox’s own Howard Kurtz posted some criticism later in the day:
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