Backlash hits Chris Wallace after he calls Jen Psaki 'one of the best press secretaries ever': 'You're a clown'



Fox News anchor Chris Wallace is taking heat on social media after describing White House press secretary Jen Psaki as one of the best to ever hold the position.

What did Wallace say?

While speaking on Fox News Friday, Wallace praised network correspondent Peter Doocy and Psaki. The two have made headlines throughout the Biden administration for their often tense exchanges in the White House press briefing room.

Doocy and Psaki even clashed on Friday when Doocy grilled Psaki about President Joe Biden's absence from the southern U.S. border amid the migrant crisis.

"Honestly, as somebody who's spent six years in the White House, my immediate reaction was, 'Those are two people at the top of their game. I think that [Doocy] has become the Sam Donaldson of this White House press corps. And since I was working in the press corps when Sam Donaldson was there, that's a very grudging compliment on my part," Wallace said.

"And Jen Psaki, I think, is one of the best press secretaries ever," he continued. "I don't know that anything was particularly accomplished, but they both gave and got pretty good."

Chris Wallace: "Jen Psaki is one of the best press secretaries ever"TURN OFF FOX NEWS. https://t.co/QJIqSvGYfY

— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) 1634928677.0

What was the reaction?

Reaction to Wallace's complement of Psaki was mixed. Supporters of the Biden administration said they agreed with the declaration, but critics of the Biden administration condemned Wallace.

  • "TURN OFF FOX NEWS," ACTforAmerica founder Brigitte Gabriel said.
  • "Chris Wallace called Jen Psaki one of the best press secretaries ever.And he's 100% correct!" another person said.
  • "Today I learned that Chris Wallace has never seen a White House press briefing before today since he thinks Jen Psaki is the best Press Secretary he's ever seen.Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, even activists posing as journalists, but that is a bold statement," one person said.
  • "lol. all the magas are crying and hating on Chris Wallace because he called Jen Psaki one of the best press secretaries ever. He's right and they know it. She handles the idiots like Doocy with ease," another person said.
  • "Chris Wallace, @FoxNewsSunday, you're a clown," Sebastian Gorka said.
  • "According to Fox News Chris Wallace, Jen Psaki is one of the best press secretaries ever. I'm not surprised he said that. He's a Democrat protecting his fellow Democrat," another person said.

Wallace has also sparred with Psaki, grilling her in March over allegations the Biden administration was blocking media from documenting the border crisis.

Subway franchise owners fed up with woke spokeswoman Megan Rapinoe's TV ads; customers call for restaurant boycott over 'anti-American' behavior



Some Subway franchise owners are fed up with U.S. women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe and her apparent aversion to American patriotism.

What's a brief history here?

Rapinoe, whom Subway hired in April for an advertisement, can be seen in the TV spot kicking a ball that knocks a burrito out of a man's hand before she tells him to eat a Subway sandwich instead.

Rapinoe most recently made headlines for kneeling during the national anthem while kicking off the Tokyo Games.

In response to what many are calling Rapinoe's woke activism, consumers are calling for a boycott of the popular quick-service sandwich restaurant if they refuse to remove Rapinoe as a brand spokesperson.

What are the details?

According to a Fox Business report, the response to the company naming Rapinoe as brand pitchwoman has been "mixed."

"Last last month on a discussion forum hosted by the North American Association of Subway Franchisees, a Wisconsin store owner posted a picture of a hand-scrawled note from an irate customer taped to the front door of his shop," the report noted. The note, the outlet reported, read "Boycott Subway until Subway fires the anti-American ... Megan Rapinoe, the creep who kneels for our beloved National Anthem!"

The unnamed franchisee agreed, "The ad should be pulled and done with. It gets tiring apologizing."

NAASF representatives last week told members that the group had heard a variety of complaints over the Rapinoe ads and had taken them to company's Chief Executive John Chidsey.

A letter obtained by the New York Post revealed that the group's executive director, Illya Berecz, told franchisees, "Your NAASF Board has already communicated with [Subway] leadership the concerns voiced by NAASF membership."

"I had a bunch of franchisees calling me on this today," Berecz told franchisees. "They are trying to get the ads pulled."

According to a Monday report from the Daily Mail, Rapinoe's "woke politics" and political activism are sending away customers in droves.

Mashed reported that much of the criticism against Rapinoe representing Subway "stems from the soccer player's stance on police violence and bringing awareness of brutality and racism in the U.S."

"Your ad using Megan Rapinoe makes me think twice about even visiting Subway," one social media user insisted, according to the outlet. "She is a very negative representation of our nation, and I don't want to support her."

Another customer, the outlet noted, said that they and the rest of their family will "avoid" Subway as long as Rapinoe is a brand ambassador.

Former Acting Director of the United States National Intelligence Richard Grenell shared a video featuring proud American Olympian Tamyra Mensah-Stock and tweeted, "cc: @SUBWAY Dump the ungrateful @mPinoe and hire this patriot."

cc: @SUBWAYDump the ungrateful @mPinoe and hire this patriot. https://t.co/4DAs4VkXWX

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) 1628069359.0

Author Nick Adams added, "RT if you won't eat @SUBWAY until they FIRE America hating Megan Rapinoe!"

RT if you won't eat @SUBWAY until they FIRE America hating Megan Rapinoe!

— Nick Adams (@NickAdamsinUSA) 1628392159.0

Author Brigitte Gabriel agreed, adding, "Until Subway DUMPS Megan Rapinoe, patriots won't eat there!"

Until Subway DUMPS Megan Rapinoe, patriots won't eat there!cc: @SUBWAY

— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) 1628389458.0