Fox News Ignores Blockbuster CDC Hearing in Favor of Coverage of Trump in the UK

As an ex-CDC director was speaking during a blockbuster Senate hearing on Tuesday, Fox News instead chose to cover President Donald Trump’s visit to the UK.

On Wednesday morning, ousted CDC chief Dr. Susan Monarez testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Monarez, appointed by Trump, was fired after less than a month in her role, and that firing came as a result of a dispute over vaccines with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

According to Monarez, Kennedy instructed her to pre-approve every vaccine recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This was after Kennedy had already fired the entire committee and hand-picked their replacements. He allegedly told Monarez to make the approvals “regardless of the scientific evidence.”

Despite it being one of the biggest events happening in the nation’s capital that morning, Fox was primarily focused on the president’s visit to Windsor, England. The network aired a moment during the visit when a band performed to mark the occasion.

That occurred in the final moments of The Faulkner Focus. When that show ended and Outnumbered began, the panel of hosts began with a conversation about the significance of Trump’s visit.

Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., the network largely ignored the hearing. CNN and MSNBC, by contrast, each tuned into the hearing for extensive periods of time.

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