Fox hosts and guests have spent recent weeks warning Taylor Swift not to get involved in politics, but the network has a history of enlisting D-list celebrities to do just that. Whether discussing inflation with Pauly D or asking Larry the Cable Guy for his election predictions, Fox News and Fox Business have been eager to let any vaguely famous person weigh in on politics — so long as they support a right-wing agenda.
Fox wants Taylor Swift to stay out of politics. Here are the celebrities the network wants involved instead.
From Fabio to Lady Gaga’s father, Media Matters found over 30 examples of Fox News and Fox Business interviewing the vaguely famous about politics
Written by Beatrice Mount & Reed McMaster
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Jersey Shore's Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino

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From the December 11, 2023, edition of Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime
Jersey Shore's Paul “DJ Pauly D” Michael DelVecchio Jr.

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From the April 29, 2022, edition of Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime
Actor and model Fabio Lanzoni

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From the November 14, 2023, edition of Fox Business' Cavuto Coast to Coast
The cast of the reality show Duck Dynasty

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From the September 2, 2014, edition of Fox News' Hannity

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From the February 4, 2017, edition of Fox News' Watters' World

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From the June 27, 2022, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends
Comedian Dan Whitney, aka Larry the Cable Guy

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From the September 8, 2015, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends
Lady Gaga's father, Joe Germanotta

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From the August 14, 2023, edition of Fox News' The Ingraham Angle
Musician Robert James Ritchie, aka Kid Rock

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From the November 15, 2023, edition of Fox News' Hannity
Actor Jon Voight

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From the June 28, 2019, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends
Actor Kevin Sorbo

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From the October 27, 2017, edition of Fox News' OutNumbered
Actor John O'Hurley

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From the October 19, 2017, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends
Actor Dean Cain

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From the October 14, 2023, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends
TV talk show host Phil McGraw

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From the October 11, 2022, edition of Fox News' Hannity
Comedian and actor Roseanne Barr

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From the February 10, 2023, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight
Musician Ted Nugent

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From the November 27, 2023, edition of Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime
Actor and martial artist Chuck Norris

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From the September 8, 2012, edition of Fox News' Huckabee
Actor and comedian Rob Schneider

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From the September 27, 2023, edition of Fox News' The Ingraham Angle
Actor and comedian Tim Allen

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From the February 18, 2016, edition of Fox News' The Kelly File
Comedian Adam Carolla

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From the March 30, 2023, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight
Actor Joe Piscopo

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From the December 9, 2021, edition of Fox News' The Ingraham Angle
Actor Scott Baio

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From the October 3, 2016, edition of Fox Business' Cavuto: Coast to Coast
Actor and model Antonio Sabato Jr.

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From the February 18, 2020, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends
Actor Jim Caviezel

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From the September 19, 2020, edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends Weekend
Actor James Woods

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From the December 2, 2022, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight
Actor Stephen Baldwin

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From the December 19, 2017, edition of Fox Business' Varney & Co.
Actor Kirk Cameron

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From the December 28, 2022, edition of Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime
Actor Dennis Quaid

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From the March 28, 2023, edition of Fox News' Jesse Watters Primetime
Actor Kristy Swanson

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From the June 10, 2021, edition of Fox News' Fox News Primetime
Musician Ariel Rosenberg, aka Ariel Pink

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From the January 14, 2021, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight
Musician Winston Marshall, a former member of Mumford & Sons

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From the November 29, 2022, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight
Musician Joy Villa

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From the September 22, 2017, edition of Fox News' Hannity
Musician Kaya Jones, a former member of The Pussycat Dolls

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From the September 12, 2017, edition of Fox News' Hannity
Comedian Jim Breuer

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From the September 15, 2021, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight