Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera on Monday slammed the tear gassing of migrants and asylum-seekers at the border.
“Fulfilling my role as the designated piñata on Fox News,” he said on “The Five,” “I want to say I am ashamed. This tear gas choked me. We treat these people, these economic refugees, as if they are zombies from ‘The Walking Dead.’”
“These are not invaders,” he added. “Stop using these military analogies. This is absolutely painful to watch. We are a nation of immigrants. These are desperate people.”
“For goodness’ sake, we suspend our humanity when it comes to this issue, and I fear that it is because they look different than the mainstream.”
The comments echoed a tweet from earlier Monday:
The gassing of #MigrantCaravan made me nauseous. Those images may play w the base, but they will also be a scar on our nation's reputation. A hungry, frightened family will not stop trying to get to a better life. No, we can't accommodate all, but we can be humane & compassionate
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) November 26, 2018
Watch below:
.@GeraldoRivera slams Trump admin's treatment of migrants and asylum seekers at the border: "I am ashamed. This tear gas choked me … For goodness’ sake, we suspend our humanity when it comes to this issue, and I fear that it is because they look different than the mainstream.” pic.twitter.com/iJjOnELlwv
— Matt Shuham (@mattshuham) November 26, 2018
Good. Maybe someone else from Trump TV will wake up and start speaking out about this humanitarian crisis against families, including babies and toddlers.
Fox is typing up his walking papers now. This will blow back, though. At least so I pray.
Please notice that Geraldo has just now recognized the awful immigration policies of TrumpCo. He has yet to recognize the awfulness of FOXNews and its craven support of the worst impulses of TrumpCo in this area…except when Trump wants illegal Poles doing labor in NYC real estate and the foreigners he hires in lieu of local Americans for Mar A Lago and similar operations.
If only he were ashamed enough to mention that Fox News is a promoter of the rhetoric he claims to deplore. And maybe quit.
If you are truly ashamed, resign from FoxNews, otherwise your comments ring totally hollow.