Fox News Cuts off Kayleigh McEnany's Allegations About Voter Fraud and Social Media Is Heated
11/10/2020 09:37 pm EST
The network cut away from the presser just after McEnany alleged that Democrats "welcoming" fraud and illegal voting. Cavuto cut in stating, "We have to be very clear. She's charging the other side as welcoming fraud and welcoming illegal voting. Unless she has more details to back that up, I can't in good countenance continue to show you this."
"I want to make sure that maybe they do have something to back that up, but that's an explosive charge to make, that the other side is effectively rigging and cheating. If she does bring proof of that, of course we'll take you back," Cavuto continued. "So far she has started saying, right at the outset – 'welcoming fraud, welcoming illegal voting.' Not so fast."
reported shortly after that the decision to cut off McEnany was Cavuto's. Citing people familiar with the incident, the outlet reported that the decision did not come from executives or other "top brass."
Following McEnany's remarks, reporters asked for evidence to support the claims. According to the Independent, GOP chairwoman Ronna McDaniel cited a whistleblower complaint from a City of Detroit election worker that alleged back-dating of ballots in Michigan.
"We will have to subpoena that and we'll have to get that information but that's going to be an investigation process," McDaniel said. "But somebody was told 'you need to backdate ballots to make them legal,' ballots that were illegal under the law."
Asked by a reporter whether she knew fraudulent votes were cast, McEnany, according to The Hill, said that campaign officials were asking for "patience." She said, "what we are asking for right now is patience as we explore these equal protection claims among others."
McDaniel's added that the campaign would pursue all legal avenues, though admitted that she was unsure if it would change the results of the election. The Monday remarks came just before the campaign filed a lawsuit to block the state of Pennsylvania from certifying Biden's victory in the state, raising a number of allegations of voter fraud.
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