Viewers of Fox News’s “The Five” got a rare glimpse of cohost Jeanine Pirro having little to say when she was reminded that she got the COVID-19 vaccine — amid a reported increase in cases, there’s a growing focus on returning to the COVID tyranny that swept the nation in 2020.
The quintet was discussing Threads, the social media app from Facebook-parent Meta, blocking searches for “coronavirus,” “COVID,” and other pandemic-related queries on Tuesday when liberal co-host Jessica Tarlov spoke against the decision while stressing the need to prevent misinformation.
“We’re too far into this, for this kind of behavior,” Tarlov said. “I think it’s really distressing, especially considering the fact that a majority of Gen-Zs go to social media for their information.”
Pivoting to LeBron James’ 18-year-old son suffering cardiac arrest back in July, Tarlov insisted any links to the vaccine were unfounded and that “rumors” stating otherwise were a problem.
During a discussion of Threads’ community standards Jessica Tarlov openly confronts Judge Jeanine Pirro over her vaccination status. Fox News had a vaccine mandate for its employees. As much as they might trash the vaccine every one at that table is vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/TLah0s8sDH
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“But they also do need to figure out a system to stop people from spreading rumors, like when Bronny James, for instance, collapsed while playing basketball for USC,” she said. “Immediately, it was ‘It was because of the vaccine.’ It was not because of the vaccine, but that became the leading story.”
She added, “And you need to find some safe middle ground where people know that the vaccine is safe for you but you don’t–”
Pirro interjected with a heavy sigh to express her skepticism — doctors said the likely cause of Bronny James’ cardiac arrest was a congenital heart defect.
“What do you mean?” Tarlov replied, having turned her attention to Pirro. “You’re fine. You’re vaccinated. What are you ‘Oh’ing?’”
There was a long, awkward silence at this point, with Tarlov eventually saying to Pirro, “It’s your turn.”
Refusing to comment on the matter, Pirro turned to co-host Greg Gutfeld, who opened the segment, and said, “It’s your segment.”
A laughing Gutfeld shot back, “I’m just here for the fun!”
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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