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>>> MOMENTS AGO, A SURPRISE
ANNOUNCEMENT ON NATIONAL
TELEVISION.
TELEVISION. THIS HAPPENED.
THIS HAPPENED. >> RECENTLY I ASKED THE COMPANY
TO ALLOW ME TO LEAVE FOX NEWS,
AFTER REQUESTING I STAY, THEY
OBLIGED.
OBLIGED. UNDER OUR AGREEMENT I WON’T BE
REPORTING ELSEWHERE IN THE NEAR
FUTURE, BUT I WILL SEE MORE OF
GEO AND LOCIA, AND FRIENDS AND
FAMILY, AND SEE WHAT COMES
ALONG.
ALONG. THIS IS MY LAST NEWSCAST HERE.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING TODAY AND
OVER THE DECADES AS I TRAVEL TO
MANY OF YOUR COMMUNITIES, EVEN
IN OUR POLARIZED NATION, IT IS
MY HOPE THE FACTS WILL WIN THE
DAY, THE TRUTH WILL ALWAYS
MATTER, THAT JOURNALISM AND
JOURNALISTS WILL THRIVE.
I’M SHEPERD SMITH, FOX NEWS, NEW
YORK.
YORK. >> THAT’S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
TODAY.
TODAY. SHEP SMITH LEAVING AFTER 23
YEARS.
YEARS. AND HE SAYS INTERPRET IT HOW YOU
WANT, HE BELIEVES THE FACTS WILL
ULTIMATELY WIN THE DAY.
HIS UNEXPECTED GOOD-BYE CLEARLY
CAME AS A SHOCK TO ALL KINDS OF
PEOPLE IN POLITICS AND
WASHINGTON AROUND THE COUNTRY,
TO A LOT OF VIEWERS, AND ALSO
LOOK AT THIS, APPARENTLY TO HIS
FELLOW FOX NEWS COLLEAGUES AND
HOSTS.
HOSTS. >> WELL, I AM NEIL CAVUTO.
LIKE YOU, I’M A LITTLE STUNNED
AND A LITTLE HEARTBROKEN.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
>> DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS PERSONAL
IN THIS BUSINESS.
CAVUTO DOESN’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
IF YOU TAKE HIM AT HIS WORD, HE
DIDN’T KNOW THAT WAS COMING.
HERE’S WHAT WE DO KNOW ABOUT
THIS RECENTLY.
THIS RECENTLY. SHEP SMITH HAS BEEN FACT
CHECKING THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION ON WHAT IS WIDELY
ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE DONALD
TRUMP’S FAVORITE NETWORK.
HE HAS BEEN SAYING WHEN THINGS
ARE UNTRUE FROM THE GOVERNMENT,
THEY’LL DEAL WITH THEM.
RECENTLY HE ENGAGED IN SOMETHING
OF AN ON AIR BATTLE WITH OTHER
PEOPLE ON HIS OWN NETWORK.
>> IT IS CRAZY WHAT WE’RE
WATCHING EVERY DAY.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY.
HE KEEPS REPEATING RIDICULOUS
THROW AWAY LINES THAT ARE NOT
TRUE AT ALL AND SORT OF A I
VOIDING THE ISSUE OF RUSSIA AS
IF WE’RE SOME KIND OF FOOLS FOR
ASKING THE QUESTION.
THE PRESIDENT SAID THAT LAW
ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS HAVE
REQUESTED THE $5.7 BILLION, IT
IS HE WHO REQUESTED IT, AND IT
IS HE WHO SAID HE WOULD OWN THE
SHUTDOWN.
SHUTDOWN. THE PRESIDENT AND HIS ALLIES
HAVE BEEN SUGGESTING THE
WHISTLE-BLOWER OR THEIR SOURCES
GOT SOMETHING WRONG.
TODAY, THE PRESIDENT DID EXACTLY
WHAT HE IS ACCUSED OF DOING,
THIS TIME ON LIVE TELEVISION.
>> THAT’S HOW SHEP SMITH WAS
DOING HIS JOB.
THAT’S THE CONTEXT OF HIM
LEAVING FOX NEWS TODAY WITH THE
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE FACTS WILL
WIN THE DAY.
THE WIDER POLITICAL CONTEXT IS A
UKRAINE SCANDAL ROCKING THE
WHITE HOUSE, AND THE
CONSERVATIVE BASE, AND A LOT OF
THE CONVERSATION, CONSERVATIVE
MEDIA ON TV, ONLINE, EVERYWHERE
THAT PEOPLE DEAL WITH POLITICS.
LOOK AT THIS IN THE WIDER, WIDER
AGENDA.
AGENDA. REPUBLICAN SUPPORT FOR
IMPEACHMENT JUMPED 21 POINTS IN
THE PAST THREE MONTHS TO 28%.
TODAY, REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR LARRY
HOGAN SAID HE SUPPORTS THE
IMPEACHMENT PROBE.
IMPEACHMENT PROBE. QUOTE, I DON’T SEE ANY OTHER WAY
TO GET TO THE FACTS.
TAKE THE DRUDGE REPORT,
INFLUENTIAL, FAMOUSLY
INFLUENTIAL, FAMOUSLY HISTORICALLY CONSERVATIVE
HISTORICALLY CONSERVATIVE OUTLET, IT HAS HAD MORE AND MORE
ANTI-TRUMP HEADLINES THAT IT IS
FEEDING TO ITS SOMEWHAT
CONSERVATIVE AUDIENCE.
CONSERVATIVE AUDIENCE. AND FOX NEWS, WELL, IT SAYS
MAJORITY OF AMERICANS BACK
IMPEACHMENT.
IMPEACHMENT. "THE WASHINGTON POST" HAS BEEN
REPORTING ON FISHERS OVER THAT
ISSUE, HOW THEY COVER THE FACT A
LOT OF PEOPLE AND PLURALITY OF
REPUBLICANS BACK IMPEACHING
TRUMP.
TRUMP. QUOTE, FOX SERVES AS CREATIVE
INSPIRATION FOR THE PRESIDENT’S
POLITICAL MESSAGE, "THE
WASHINGTON POST" REPORTS, AND
THE POWER THAT FOX NEWS HOLDS
OVER REPUBLICAN VOTERS IS A
CRUCIAL FACTOR AS THE BATTLE
OVER IMPEACHMENT CONTINUES.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT DONALD TRUMP
IS VERY AWARE OF ALL OF THIS,
AND THE INFLUENCE ON NOT JUST
ALL VOTERS BUT THESE BASE
VOTERS.
VOTERS. "NEW YORK TIMES" REPORTS THIS
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT, DONALD
TRUMP’S ATTORNEY GENERAL MEETING
WITH RUPERT MURDOCH AT HIS HOME
THIS VERY WEEK, TRUMP TALKING UP
FOX NEWS AT HIS RALLY, KEEN
AWARENESS HOW THIS FITS IN AS HE
BATTLES, LET ME BE CLEAR, AS HE
BATTLES AN EXISTENTIAL FIGHT TO
DEFEND HIS PRESIDENCY.
WHO DOES HE TALK ABOUT?
NOT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OR THE
REPUBLICAN SENATORS THAT MIGHT
DECIDE HIS FATE IF THERE ARE
IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES.
IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES. NO.
NO. LOOK WHAT HE SAYS TO THE CROWD
LAST NIGHT.
LAST NIGHT. >> "FOX & FRIENDS," THEY
TREATISE GREAT.
TREATISE GREAT. WHAT A GREAT GROUP.
AINSLEY, STEVE, BRIAN HAS GOTTEN
BETTER.
BETTER. SOMETIMES PETE GETS ON THERE.
HOW GOOD DOES JESSIE WATTERS DO.
AND THE LEGENDARY SEAN HANNITY.
AND LAURA INGRAHAM KNOCKING IT
OUT OF THE PARK.
MARIA BARTIROMO, AND LOU DOBBS.
JUDGE JEANINE.
JUDGE JEANINE. THEY’RE GREAT PEOPLE.
>> THAT’S WHAT TRUMP POLITICS
LOOKS LIKE IN AMERICA IN THE