Fox News is going to keep its embattled host Jeanine Pirro off of the television airwaves for another week it appears. The schedule on the official Fox News website shows that Pirro’s Saturday 9 p.m. tome slot will instead by replaced.
The show that is set to run in it’s place is a re airing of the documentary special “Scandalous: The Trial of William Kennedy Smith,” Variety reported.
Fox News declined to comment and has in recent days said it will not elaborate on what it has called “scheduling changes.” There has been recent speculation that Pirro, a fierce supporter of President Donald Trump, could return to the schedule Saturday, March 30. The president has taken to Twitter to express his support for Pirro’s show.
During her March 9th broadcast, the former New York prosecutor, suggested Minnesota Democrat Ihan Omar, a U.S. representative, did not respect the law set down by the Constitution of the United States. “Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which is antithetical to the U.S. Constitution?” Pirro asked. Oman is a Muslim. She has not appeared on Fox News since, and has not posted on Twitter since March 10.
A handful of advertisers have in recent days expressed their unease with her comments. Personal-finance marketer NerdWallet, pharmaceutical advertiser Novo Nordis and online marketplace Letgo have indicated in press statements they will all stop running ads in Pirro’s program.
Fox News issued a statement after Pirro’s last broadcast, rebuking her words. “We strongly condemn Jeanine Pirro’s comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar,” the network said in a statement. “They do not reflect those of the network and we have addressed the matter with her directly.” Fox News made a similar statement in November when Pirro and fellow Fox News host Sean Hannity, two favorites of President Donald Trump, appeared at a campaign rally Trump held in Missouri.
This comes after Pirro’s show was removed from the schedule at the last minute last week and has led many to believe she could be fired.
The speculation has been heightened by the fact that the Counsel On Islamic-American Relations has demanded she be fired in a press release.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, called on all advertisers to withdraw their ads from Fox News after that network apparently pulled the “Justice With Judge Jeanine” program because of “scheduling matters” following the host’s rhetorical attack on a Muslim congresswoman.
Last week, CAIR’s New York chapter joined a coalition of groups at an event outside a meeting of Fox News advertisers in New York City to urge a boycott of the network until Jeanine Pirro and another Islamophobic Fox News host — Tucker Carlson — are fired.
The meeting with advertisers is reportedly designed to stem the flow of ad dollars from the network because of recent controversies involving the hosts.
“Fox News must clearly state that Jeanine Pirro will not be allowed back on the air after her long history of Islamophobic hate rhetoric and the network must also take similar action against other Islamophobic hosts like Tucker Carlson,” said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad. “All existing advertisers should drop their ads on Fox News to ensure that they are not associated with the promotion of hate.”
CAIR called for the firing of Pirro over her attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) decision to wear an Islamic head scarf, or hijab. Fox News “strongly” condemned Pirro’s Islamophobic comments but took no further action against her.
The Washington-based civil rights organization called for Carlson’s firing after audio was uncovered of him making racist, white supremacist and Islamophobic statements.
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