Fox And Friends Defends Ben Carson's Comments On Oregon Shooting
Elisabeth Hasselbeck: Criticism of Carson's Comments Is “Unfair, It's Incorrect, And It's Irresponsible”
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Fox & Friends jumped to the defense of Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson amid controversy surrounding his remarks on the recent campus shooting in Oregon, continuing the program's pattern of covering for Carson. During an appearance on the October 6 edition of Fox News' Fox and Friends, Carson commented on the recent shooting at Umpqua Community College by stating that had he been there he “would not just stand there and let him shoot me,” sparking “widespread rebuke from his critics,” according to The New York Times. Following Fox & Friends' pattern of defending Carson amid backlash for his controversial statements, host Brian Kilmeade once again leaped to cover for the candidate, noting that he “was shocked this became a 24-hour story.” Co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck accused mainstream media of “mischaracterize[ing]” Carson's comments and argued that media outlets were being “completely irresponsible” in their coverage of Carson's statement. From the October 7 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends: