Fox News Apologized To Greta Thunberg After A Pundit Called Her "Mentally Ill"
The comment was "disgraceful," a Fox News statement said.
By
Claudia Koerner
Claudia KoernerBuzzFeed News Reporter
Fox News apologized to 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday after a conservative pundit called her a "mentally ill Swedish child."
Thunberg, who has Asperger's syndrome,
delivered a powerful speech at the United Nations earlier in the day about the impact of climate change on her generation. The speech was then the subject of a segment on Fox News'
The Story, featuring reaction from conservative writer and the Daily Wire host Michael Knowles and progressive podcast host Chris Hahn.
"The climate hysteria movement is not about science," Knowles said. "If it were about science, it would be led by scientists, rather than by politicians and a mentally ill Swedish child who is being exploited by her parents and by the international left."
Hahn told Knowles he should be ashamed.
"Relax, skinny boy. I got this," he said as Knowles began to interrupt. "You're attacking a child. You're a grown man."
Knowles continued: "She is mentally ill. She has autism. She has obsessive-compulsive disorder. She has selective mutism. She had depression."
Fox News apologized for the comments on Monday night and
said the network had “no plans" for Knowles to appear as a guest on future shows. In addition to on-air appearances, Knowles writes opinion articles on
FoxNews.com.
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