As an anchor for Fox News from a member of CNN countries… Ru Dobbs Falls

Lou Dobbs, one of the leading Fox Business hosts, is in danger of leaving. [AP=연합뉴스]

There is a journalist who was once known as the representative anchor of CNN in the United States, but was even sued by the Sujowon University lawsuit in sympathy with former President Donald Trump’s “president objection”. This is the story of Rudops (76) from Fox News. Dobbs was in danger of being expelled from Fox News as well, such as getting off the longevity program that was going well.

On the 6th (local time), the New York Times (NYT) and others reported that Fox News canceled the broadcast of’Lou Dobs Tonight’ on the Fox Business channel the day before. Instead of a detailed explanation, Fox News only said “we will change the program regularly.”

Lou Dobbs Tonight was a filial piety corner that recorded the highest ratings among Friday programs on the channel. It was also evaluated that it has stolen a lot of viewers from its rival CNBC. It is also a longevity program that Dobbs has been running for about 10 years since 2011, when it became a member of Fox News.

Smartmatic company demonstrating an electronic counting system in 2018. [AP=연합뉴스]

Nevertheless, the background of Fox News’ decision to abolish it is a lawsuit for claiming damages of several trillion won. On the 4th (local time), Smartmatic, a voting and counting software company used in the US presidential election, filed a lawsuit worth $2.7 billion (about 3 trillion won) against those who claimed to have “tampered with the electronic voting system” Paid to the court. The suits include Rudy Giuliani, former President Trump’s lawyer, including Lou Dobbs, former President Trump legal counsel Sydney Powell, and Fox News.

Lou Dobbs began as a member of CNN in the 1980s and became a star reporter. He gained a reputation as a financial reporter through the’Money Line Show’. In particular, it gained popularity as’Advocacy Journalism’, which expresses the opinions of journalists more strongly than facts. However, it has also been criticized by human rights groups for despising minorities such as immigrants and Hispanics.

Former US President Donald Trump said he was “one of Lou Dobbs fans.” [AP=연합뉴스]

The reason for the full-scale conflict with CNN was by encouraging controversy over the birthplace of former President Barack Obama. At that time, centering on the far right,’birther conspiracy theorists’ appeared, saying that former President Obama was not born in the United States. The White House even released a birth certificate stating that he was born in Hawaii in 1961, but Lou Dobbs continued to support the Bursers’ claim. CNN warned him “to refrain from speaking irresponsibly,” but eventually the conflict deepened, and Dobbs resigned in 2009.

It was two years after I joined Fox Business and started broadcasting. After 10 years of success, he doesn’t seem to know anything about his exit. According to NYT, he greeted “See you again tomorrow” on the last broadcast on the 4th. Anchor Asman, who quickly became his’pinch hitter’ the next day, said, “Luke will be back on Monday” at the end of the broadcast. NYT explained that “the position was eventually compromised because of an unrepentant attitude despite making extreme false claims.”

Former President Trump said, “Lou Dobbs was great and great,” an hour after the news of Dobbs’ retirement. In a statement sent to NYT, former President Trump said, “No one loves the United States that much,” and “There were many loyal followers who would watch his next move, including me.”

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