US EditionUN says Fox News host apologized after calling for world body to be bombed
- Fox News host Jesse Watters called for the United Nations to be bombed or destroyed during a Tuesday broadcast commenting on President Trump's UN address.
- Watters’ remarks followed Trump’s difficulties with an escalator, which the UN said stopped due to a safety mechanism likely triggered by a White House videographer.
- UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric condemned the call as unacceptable and emphasized that the UN was shocked by such language amid nearly 150 leaders delivering speeches this week.
- On Friday, Dujarric emphasized the UN's serious condemnation of the calls to bomb, gas, or destroy the building, asserting that such statements are completely unacceptable.
- Following contact from the United Nations, Watters privately expressed regret to the UN's head of global communications, Melissa Fleming, highlighting the diplomatic strain caused by his comments.
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A blocked escalator, and a telepromptor seem to be two reasons enough for Jesse Watters, a Fox News presenter, to insurge against the UN. He then asks to bombard, "gazer" or "demolir" the organization's headquarters in New York. He would then apologize. ...
The UN headquarters are gassed if you can't bomb it already: A moderator at Fox News is tearing down bad jokes after Trump's escalator gate.
The escalator only struck briefly – but the debate stopped. Now a Fox comment annoys the UN. There was talk of bombing. And it became even more extreme.
UN says Fox News host apologized after calling for world body to be bombed
The United Nations was shocked, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday, when a Fox News host called for the world body to be bombed over U.S. President Donald Trump's difficulties with an escalator and a teleprompter.
When an escalator under Donald Trump stops at the Uno, a moderator of the US broadcaster Fox News loudly ponders whether one could attack the Uno headquarters for punishment. The sentence causes horror.
A Fox News presenter is indignant with violent fantasies against the UN. He spoke of "bombing" and "gassing." Later he apologized. The United Nations reacted shockedly.
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