The anchor of Fox News "Live" Live: "I sincerely apologize"
John Roberts joked about the former governor of New Jersey Chris Christie.
Information programs generally have a defined calendar and format, giving you the best stories with regular segments. But live television means that sometimes things do not go exactly as planned - and there is no time to modify flubs or annoying moments. That is why Fox News anchor John Roberts was invited to apologize for a comment made on the air last week. Read the rest to know why Roberts "deeply regrets" his declaration.
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Chris Christie recently announced his entry into the 2024 presidential election.
Last week, the former governor of New Jersey Chris Christie confirmed that he is Go into the race For republican appointment in the next presidential election in 2024, The New York Times reported.
After the announcement of the news, Roberts discussed The entrance to Christie and his chances against the former president Donald Trump , which also runs, during a fox news segment ' America's reports . It was then that Roberts made an analogy less than the genre.
The jab was directed towards the physical appearance of Christie.
In a segment clip Published on Twitter, Roberts compared Christie and Trump to Milkshakes in an effort to explain how the entry of the former governor will affect voter numbers.
"If the republican party is two milkshakes, and it representing almost half of the party - because this is what the ballot shows - has had a straw in it, and it is the straw of Donald Trump", a Declared Roberts, explaining that the other Milkshake represents the "the non-friendly Trump side" of the party, which has several "straws" or other candidates of the GOP.
At this stage, the co-animators of Roberts looked uncomfortable, but the anchor continued. He added: "Now we are going to have the straw of Chris Christie in there, and to judge by the physical stature of Chris Christie, he could drink a lot of this milkshake if he wanted it."
While the Jab was aimed at the weight of Christie, corresponding Gillian Turner said "Ouch" in response before the conversation of the conversation.
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Roberts did not take long to apologize.
Later during June 6 America's reports Broadcast, Roberts apologized for his statements, calling them "hurtful".
"I just want to take a moment to approach something, because I feel really terrible," said Roberts. "Earlier in the show, I was making an analogy to describe the Basin de voter Républicain, and I made a comment that I wanted to be light, but immediately made was hurtful towards Governor Chris Christie. I would not have had to say what I said. I deeply regret it and I sincerely apologize to the governor. "
Roberts is not the only news presenter in hot water.
While Roberts was quick to apologize in the hope of moving on, other ads of local news are still entangled in their own public relations.
Anchor ABC7 Ken Rosato Make the headlines last month after being surprised Shirleen Allicot A offensive word on a hot micro. The Flub immediately cost him his work, and although his representatives denied any "racial insult", the anchor of short stories has not yet published an official declaration on the situation.
And last week, Frank Somerville , the former KTVU anchor affiliated in Fox in Oakland, California, also made the headlines after being stopped twice in one night.
According to police reports, he was arrested for the first time on June 5 following a "family altercation" and taken to Berkeley prison, suspected of criminal threats, battery, public poisoning and violation probation. At his release, however, he returned to the house where he was apprehended for the first time and was arrested again for having led under the influence.
In a statement to the Berkeley scanner on June 6, Somerville said he " was not drunk , "adding that the dispute was a" family affair ".