Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes resign from Fox News over 'irresponsible' voices like Tucker Carlson



Two Fox News contributors resigned over what they called "irresponsible" voices at the cable news network.

Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes of the Dispatch resigned as contributors on Sunday and specifically cited a documentary purporting to document the real story of the Jan. 6 rioting at the U.S. Capitol.

"Fox News still does real reporting, and there are still responsible conservatives providing valuable opinion and analysis. But the voices of the responsible are being drowned out by the irresponsible," wrote the pair in a statement about their resignation.

Goldberg and Hayes had been occasional contributors at Fox News since 2009. They have both been noted conservative critics of the policies and behavior of former President Donald Trump.

The statement went on to call Carlson's special a "collection of incoherent conspiracy-mongering, riddled with factual inaccuracies, half-truths, deceptive imagery, and damning omissions."

They call the documentary "dangerous" and compare the narrative to that which ended up with the rioting at Jan. 6 at the Capitol.

"If a person with such a platform shares such misinformation loud enough and long enough, there are Americans who will believe—and act upon—it," the statement continued.

The two received support from another anti-Trump conservative figure, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who tweeted, "Thank you ⁦@stephenfhayes⁩ and ⁦@JonahDispatch⁩ for standing up for truth and calling out dangerous lies."

A Fox News executive reportedly said that the network had not intended to re-sign either Hayes or Goldberg when their contracts came up for renewal in 2022.

Carlson mocked Goldberg and Hayes in a comment to the New York Times, saying that their resignations were welcome news.

"Our viewers will be grateful," said Carlson.

Here's more about the resignations from Fox News:

Two Fox News Contributors Quit Over Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 Documentarywww.youtube.com

Claire McCaskill says watching video of Capitol rioting will be her family tradition for the Fourth of July



MSNBC political analyst Claire McCaskill said that watching footage of the rioting at the U.S. Capitol should become a family tradition for the Fourth of July and Twitter didn't take kindly to the suggestion.

The former U.S. senator made the comments on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" show on Friday when asked her final thoughts about the Fourth of July weekend.

"We're going to start a new family tradition in my family. On the Fourth of July and every Fourth of July going forward, we're going to watch that video that The New York Times put together of January 6," said McCaskill.

She was referring to a 40-minute video documentary that detailed the violence from those who attacked the U.S. Capitol building over the results of the 2020 election.

Many on social media found the suggestion to be bizarre and risible.

My jaw dropped when I saw this this morning. It was so weird. https://t.co/BSaPOf9MlA

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) 1625248266.0

"My jaw dropped when I saw this this morning. It was so weird," said Jonah Goldberg of the Dispatch.

"We just have to keep this guerilla marketing campaign up for another eight months," responded Noah Rothman of Commentary.

"Sounds like a blast," joked Beckett Adams, "also, she 100% is not going to do this."

"This is so stupid. Like so stupid," replied Meghan McCain.

"Maybe, just maybe, this might be a sign you're too obsessed with politics," said Brad Polumbo of NRO.

"Generally i go with A League of their Own," joked Elizabeth Bruenig of The Atlantic.

The video of McCaskill's comments garnered more than half a million views on Twitter.

Earlier in the Friday show, McCaskill also said that the rioting at the Capitol was far worse for the country than the terrorist attack in Benghazi that took four U.S. lives including one ambassador.

On Thursday House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) named Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to the select committee to investigate the rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Here's more about the Jan. 6 committee:

House of Representatives approves committee to probe Capitol attackwww.youtube.com