Posted on 05/26/2021 8:21:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Fox News’ The Five just lost a major personality. Juan Williams, who was one of the longest-serving hosts on the show, having been there seven years, will be leaving the show immediately.
Williams announced his departure from the show today, noting that it would be his last show.
Here was his comment per Deadline.
“This is my last day hosting The Five,” Williams said on the show. “Covid taught me a lot of lessons. As the show goes back to the New York studio, I will be staying in D.C. I will be working for Fox out of Washington. My work as a Fox News political analyst will continue.”
But if you think this is a sign that Fox News is waking up to the needs of its viewers, that’s apparently not the motivation here. Williams is leaving due to the fact that the show is returning to the studio in New York. That would require him to go back to commuting from Washington D.C. to the Fox News headquarters. His mention of COVID is odd, as such a commute wouldn’t put him at risk for the disease given he’s been vaccinated so I’d suppose Williams’ age has more to do with this than anything.
He will still be doing political analysis on the network, something I’m not a fan of. After all, he’s the author of hits like why didn’t the cop just shoot in the air and those teens who murdered the Uber Eats driver were just out for a joy ride.
Williams is a lot like Geraldo Rivera in that I simply don’t see the point. Neither offer thoughtful analysis, both clearly being past their prime. They also represent viewpoints that are toxic to the vast majority of the viewership of Fox News. It’d be one thing if they were liberals with a quick wit and a great ability to debate, but they aren’t. I don’t see the value-add. With that said, Williams at least seems like a genuinely nice guy.
As to The Five’s future plans, they’ll be looking for another left-winger to stick in the seat. I suppose that makes Fox News unique compared to MSNBC and CNN, both networks that wouldn’t be caught dead giving a conservative a permanent spot on a major show.
Regardless, I expect The Five to keep dominating in their time slot.
Terry Bradshaw will be his replacement?
They are looking for another left winger to fill the spot?
How about Kasich? He is a left winger. To bad Mitt aint available. He’d make a good show of it.
I hope he can enjoy his retirement, settle down, and finally find his long-lost brain.
“They are looking for another left winger to fill the spot?”
donna brazille is available AND she checks a shitpile of necessary boxes: grossly obese, black, female, loud mouth, ignorant, democrat ... what more could they want?
He’s just tired of being shown up by the ones on ‘The Five’ who speak from conviction and aren’t mere shills.
Are we sure this isn’t another Don Lemon-esque weird trick to pretending something is changing when that is not the case?
If it is true as thusly stated, I’m certain that the New Fox is already interviewing numerous candidates to fill what will (wrongly) be called ‘The Black Seat’ at The Five table.
“Is Whoopie free yet? What’s Halle Berry doing? What about that black guy on those ‘What’s In Your Wallet? TV commercials? Is HE free now?”
Good riddance.
I haven’t watched him in years. He used to be ok, but then when Obama became President he showed his true colors.
He’s a-skeered to come back to the real world and sit next to real people who might make him sick.
Greg Gut-filled
Homosexual transexual.
I said my goodbye to Juan Williams many years ago.
Good riddance.
I never said welcome to the bastard.
Beto?
Well, Juan, The View always seems to have openings for the mentally challenged.
(The last smart thing I can recall Juan doing was speaking up for Justice Thomas during his Senate hearings........course that was about 30 years ago.)
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