Fox News anchor Claudia Cowan delivers SH0CKING SAD NEWS – What’s Next for this year’s Burning Man?
Fox News’ Claudia Cowan kept up an air of optimism as she reported on the struggles Burning Man attendees face after heavy rains pummeled the festival.
The annual event out in the Nevada desert was brought to a grinding halt this year when storms wound up flooding the area, bogging down the event space in thick mud. The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office reported that there was a d3ath at the festival, and as Burning Man attendees try to flee the area, authorities have advised the thousands of trapped attendees to conserve resources while rescue efforts get underway.
Cowan was at the festival, and on Sunday, she sent a report in to Fox & Friends to talk about how the Burning Man attendees are trying to help each other through the crisis. She also pointed out how this lends itself to the community aspect of the Burning Man spirit.
The camps are hunkering down. We’re supporting each other, we’re making sure our neighbors have enough food and water and blankets. And we’re still finding fun, just a different kind of fun.
It’s not so much art, cars and parties, but really connecting with each other, and that’s part of the Burner spirit too. So we’re going to get through this. It’s certainly a Burning Man to remember.
Fox’s Jackie Ibañez noted that more rain is forecasted for the area, which will be followed by sunshine tomorrow.
Fox News’ Claudia Cowan Opens Up about Family – Her Story about her Daughter brings viewers to Tears!
You’ve seen us on screen, but have you ever wondered what we’re like off-camera?
For the last few months, I’ve enjoyed checking in with some of your favorite Fox personalities to learn more about who they are behind the scenes.
What’s the one thing Jesse Watters couldn’t live without? What’s Bill Hemmer’s favorite Halloween costume? And what’s sitting on Greg Gutfeld’s nightstand?
But that’s not all! The fun is just getting started.
This week, we’re excited to shine the spotlight on Claudia Cowan. She’s served as Fox News Channel’s San Francisco-based senior correspondent for more than 20 years. She joined the network as a San Francisco correspondent in 1998.
Among many other stories, she covered the 2022 San Francisco school board’s recall election and COVID-19 policies. In addition, she has extensively reported on the crime wave surging throughout California — and in 2020, she provided live coverage from Seattle’s Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone. She has also provided critical coverage surrounding the fatal California wildfires that have impacted the West Coast in recent years.
P.S. We have so much more in store for you. Stay tuned each week for new editions of “Short Questions with Dana Perino” — and if there’s a question you want answers to or a suggestion for the person I should interview next, leave a note in the comments section below.
This week, California-based Claudia Cowan answers an array of Dana Perino’s “Short questions” — sharing of her work, “My favorite story is my next one.” She also reveals her favorite movies, the best advice she’s ever received — and her choice of greatest innovation from Silicon Valley. (Fox News/Claudia Cowan)
Q: Let’s start with a little background. Where are you from? Where’d you go to school? And what local markets did you work in prior to joining Fox?
CC: I grew up in Beverly Hills, California, with parents who worked in the entertainment industry.
My father, Warren Cowan, founded Rogers & Cowan, the preeminent public relations firm in Hollywood, and my mother is veteran actress of stage and screen Barbara Rush.
I went to boarding school in Colorado Springs for my four years of high school, then spent a year at UC Santa Barbara before transferring and graduating with a BA in English from UCLA in 1985.
“I’ve been very blessed to have worked my whole life in my home state of California.”
Prior to working at Fox, my first job was as a messenger at KTTV in Los Angeles, then as an assignment desk editor, reporter and anchor at KMST in Monterey, reporter and anchor for seven years at KOVR in Sacramento, and reporter and anchor at KRON in San Francisco.
I’ve been very blessed to have worked my whole life in my home state of California.
Q: You’ve covered a number of big stories at Fox. Which one stands out to you as your favorite assignment to date and why?
CC: My biggest and longest running assignment is the Scott Peterson case. It began as a missing person story on Christmas Eve 2002, when Laci Peterson vanished without a trace from Modesto, California, and continued into last year with a judge’s denial of Peterson’s appeal for a new trial based on allegations of a stealth juror who was out to punish him.
This story gripped the nation, and I was glad to tell the many angles: defense attorney Mark Geragos with his radical theories about what might have happened to Laci, Sharon Rocha’s emotional appeal for her daughter to be returned, and then her gut-wrenching statement in court about how Laci and Conner were buried together — then the legal twists and turns as Scott tried to overturn his conviction.
My favorite story is my next one.
Q: I’m curious: What’s your absolute favorite movie of all time?
CC: Gosh, that’s a hard one, but I love the classics like “My Fair Lady,” “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” and “The Bishop’s Wife.”
One favorite starred my mom, “Magnificent Obsession.” It’s about helping others without wanting any credit, or anything in return. I love the message of that movie, that this kind of anonymous generosity can become an obsession.
Q: If you could be a character in any film, who would you choose to be and why?
CC: I’d be Sherlock Holmes, the version beautifully played by Benedict Cumberbatch, because he seemingly knows how to take the smallest clues and solve any mystery with swagger and flair.
“I would love the ability to find missing people and bring peace to their families.”
Given all the tragic stories I’ve covered, I would love the ability to find missing people and bring peace to their families.
Q: If you could invite any three musicians, d3ad or alive, to a dinner party where you would collaborate together on a song, who would you choose?
CC: I think I’d have Burt Bacharach, a truly remarkable songwriter, plus Ella Fitzgerald, one of the best singers ever, and Quincy Jones to produce what I think would be one hell of a ballad.
Q: What is the best advice you’ve ever been given?
CC: I used to get nervous doing live shots, and my mom would tell me to just “talk to me, Claudia.” She would tell me to forget about the millions of viewers tuning in and just tell the story to her alone, and I’d try to picture her face behind the camera.
That really did help settle my nerves and help me focus on telling the story as if I was talking to my favorite person.
Q: Let’s pivot to technology and innovation. In your view, what stands out as the greatest invention to emerge from Silicon Valley?
CC: I’d have to say the laptop computer, like the MacBook Pro on which I am working right now.
“Innovators in Silicon Valley continue to make upgrades, so my favorite invention will keep getting better.”
My laptop is my portable office, organizer, photo gallery and mode of communication via text, email and top line. It makes my life so much easier than back in the days when I wrote everything out longhand in spiral notebooks.
The best part is, those innovators in Silicon Valley continue to make upgrades, so my favorite invention will keep getting better.
Q: Follow: What is one app on your phone that you swear by, but it might not be on mine?
CC: FindMy. I have two grown children who live miles away and we don’t talk every day.
But when I miss them, I can see where they (or at least their phones) are on the FindMy app, and feel a small measure of comfort.
Q: Who is your favorite person you follow on X, formerly known as Twitter?
CC: Before my Twitter account was suspended last year, I enjoyed following James Woods, the actor who is a voice of reason for the center-right, and who calls out hypocrites and bias and downright lies. He also praises the heroes out there who do the right thing, and I love his posts that give nods to Hollywood legends, too.
For obvious reasons, I don’t want people to forget veteran stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Q: When you were a little kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
CC: Initially, I wanted to be an actress, following in my mother’s footsteps, and then when I discovered I didn’t want that life badly enough to sit through countless auditions to no avail, I tried my hand at my father’s career and spent time working at his public relations firm.
That didn’t resonate either, so I decided to become a travel writer. While I was looking for a job at a travel magazine, I worked as a messenger at KTTV in Los Angeles, and on my first day walked into the newsroom. The noon newscast was underway, phones were ringing, wire machines were churning, and all hell was breaking loose behind the anchors — who maintained a cool composure amid the controlled chaos.
“I don’t cook, but I do make a mean bread pudding.”
When they winked at me during a commercial break, I knew I’d found my calling. To this day, I am combining the best of what my parents did — I’m on TV and selling a story — and pinch myself when I think of how it all turned out.
Q: If you were a contestant on a cooking show, what signature dish would you prepare to impress the judges?
CC: I don’t cook, but I do make a mean bread pudding using croissants, thinly sliced apples, cinnamon and raisins, topped off with a Grand Marnier sauce that slays every time. I think they’d be impressed.
Q: What do you love most about working for Fox News?
CC: So many things, including the company’s loyalty to — and faith in — longtime employees who get to tell stories you won’t see anywhere else.
But on a personal level, Fox has hired my daughter, Sabrina, and is giving her a path to success in the same way it gave one to me. My daughter grew up seeing a mom happy to get up at midnight to cover breaking news, fires and court cases, a mom thrilled to be asked to anchor on Christmas, and every day, she sees an example of someone who finds confidence and strength in doing hard work well.
When people talk about being part of the Fox family, this is what it means.
I am so blessed to have worked at Fox since the start, to have covered so many important stories, to work with so many wonderful people, and now, to see my daughter grow here as well (Sabrina is an associate producer at Fox Nation).
Strong Earthquake Shakes studio – as Fox News reports on Mιssιпg Student live!
A Fox News journalist was live on air when a Los Angeles earthquake struck the studio and shook up her segment.
Southern California neighborhoods were hit by four earthquakes on Sunday afternoon.
Residents of Westlake Village and Malibu in Los Angeles county felt the jolt of earthquakes ranging from 2.5 magnitude to 4.1, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake tracker.
Fox News correspondent Christina Coleman was giving a report about missing University of Pittsburgh student, Sudiksha Konanki, who vanished while on a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic, when a tremor hit the LA studio.
‘A spokesperson for the University of Pittsburgh told local media that university officials are in contact with her family…’ Coleman said before briefly pausing.
‘I’m sorry, I think we just experienced a minor earthquake here as I was reading the script.’
She then continued on with her reporting, ‘But yes, university officials are in contact with their family as well as authorities in Virginia as they offer their full support and efforts to find this woman and bring her home safely, Jon.’
Fox Report Weekend anchor Jon Scott commended Coleman for keeping calm during the shake.
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Fox News correspondent Christina Coleman (pictured) was reading a script about missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki when the tremor hit
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Fox Report Weekend anchor Jon Scott (left) commended Coleman for keeping calm during the shake
‘Christina, you once had a bear wander through your live shot, and now you have got an earthquake in your live shot. You are a true professional. Good for you,’ he said.
Later on, Coleman described what was going on behind the scenes when the earthquake struck.
‘It was a good — I would say maybe 3 to 5 seconds of just, like, quick rattling there,’ she said.
‘And, you know, when I’m reading these scripts, you know, that I write, I have them in this teleprompter in front of me, and I’m hyper focused so when it just starts moving like that, you’re like, wait, what’s happening? And how long is this moving going to go on? And do I need to get up and go somewhere else? Well, fortunately, it stopped quickly.’
The first – and strongest – earthquake rocked Westlake Village from 11 kilometers away just after 1 pm PT.
Shortly after that, earthquakes of 2.5, 2.8 and 3.0 intensities struck within 13 kilometers of Malibu.
The most powerful shaking was felt in portions of Malibu, Agoura Hills, Camarillo and Thousand Oaks, according to the USGS.
Other places including downtown Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oxnard, Ventura, the San Clarita Valley, the San Gabriel Valley and the Simi Valley may have also mildly felt the natural disasters’ impact.
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Southern California neighborhoods were struck by four earthquakes on Sunday afternoon
‘I’ve never felt the ground shake heavily beneath my feet until now, pretty wild,’ one man living in the area wrote on X.
According to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale that ranks how powerful earthquakes are, even the strongest 4.1 magnitude quake is considered ‘light.’
At this level, it is normal for people inside to feel a small shake, for dishes to rattle and for walls to creak, the scale explains.
Trevon Diggs uncertain to return in time – Cowboys scramble defensive plans, stirring fan buzz!
The Dallas Cowboys have been burdened by injuries to key stars over the past several seasons, and one player the team is eagerly hoping to see return to full form is ball-hawking cornerback Trevon Diggs.
But there are some obstacles here.
Diggs’ injury struggles began in 2023, when he suffered a torn ACL during a Week 3 practice, forcing him to undergo surgery and miss the remainder of the season. His return in 2024 initially looked promising, as he performed at a high level and showed flashes of his Pro Bowl form. But his comeback was cut short once again after Week 14, when a cartilage injury in the same knee sidelined him for the rest of the year.
In January 2025, Diggs underwent a chondral tissue graft procedure to repair the damaged cartilage in his left knee. The recovery timeline was and is significant.
CowboysCountry.com has reported that he will miss training camp and possibly the start of the regular season; Diggs himself has said he is targeting Week 1 as his comeback date.
Adding to the uncertainty, Diggs did not participate fully in the Cowboys’ offseason program as he chose to continue some of his rehabbing in Miami, a decision that privately rankled some folks inside The Star, per our Mike Fisher.
Despite the absence, the Cowboys remain optimistic.
Coach Brian Schottenheimer recently provided an update, stating, “It’s going good. All signs are positive.”
Now, the key questions become: When will Trevon Diggs return? And what should the expectations be for his role in the Cowboys’ defensive backfield in 2025?
A return for Week 1 against the Eagles? Maybe. However, he is currently listed on the active/physically unable to perform (PUP) list as he continues his recovery. If he remains on the list through the first regular-season game, he will be required to miss the first four games, making his earliest possible return Week 5 against the Jets on October 5.
Are there other options?
Our Cowboys insider Mike Fisher: “The savings from cutting him (which changes next spring) don’t outweigh the value of having him. A trade? Why would a team want to take him on now?
“That leaves one thing: Hope. That’s it.”
When Trevon does return, some may expect him to carry most of the workload, but that might not be the case. Despite losing cornerback Jourdan Lewis to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the defensive backfield remains strong enough (if not yet deep enough with proven bodies).
DaRon Bland has emerged as a star over the past three seasons, earning a First Team All-Pro selection and setting an NFL record for most interceptions returned for a touchdown in a single season in 2023.
The Cowboys are expecting a few young players on the back end to step up and make an impact in 2025. Rookie Shavon Revel Jr., a third-round pick out of East Carolina, has generated some preseason buzz as a potential fill-in for Diggs during his absence. Meanwhile, Caelen Carson, entering his sophomore season, is looking to bounce back after a challenging rookie year. The coaching staff is expecting big improvements from him as he’s also being relied upon to help stabilize the secondary.
While it remains uncertain whether Diggs will return before the season opener or sometime midseason, the two-time Pro Bowler is expected to play a significant role upon his return, not only as a major contributor on the field but also as a mentor to the younger talent in the Cowboys’ defensive backfield.
And waiting for that is the best “hope” Dallas has.
Chris Paul – LeBron and Luka – WHY NOT? – NBA fans counting down in excitement!
The Los Angeles Lakers became a guard-driven team after flipping Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Doncic in February, and it could stay that way for years to come. The latter star averaged a team-high 28.2 points per game in the regular season and 30.2 in the playoffs, while fellow guard Austin Reaves was third with 16.2 points in the postseason.
Meanwhile, future Hall of Famer Chris Paul was at home during the playoffs for the second straight season. The 40-year-old has made the postseason 15 times, but missed out with the Golden State Warriors in 2024 and the San Antonio Spurs this year.
However, a new report suggests that Paul could attempt one more run at his first championship out west, via NBA insider Marc Stein.
“Chris Paul would be another [Dallas] Mavericks target at $5.7 million, but there is a growing belief that Paul — after starting all 82 games last season in San Antonio as a 39-year-old newcomer to the Spurs — is determined to play closer to his home base in Los Angeles if he indeed comes back for a 21st season,” he wrote on Friday.
The Wake Forest alum is an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
Lakers fans on social media want to see him play for their team.
“CP3 finally end up in LA? I think he will help more than hurt, so why not?” another asked. “Takes some more ball handling pressure from Bron and Luka. Especially if it’s on a cheap deal.”
“Lakers Backup PG bye Gabe,” another said.
“I will love to see him playing alongside LeBron. That will be nice to watch,” another said.
“We bouta finally see Lebron & CP3 play together,” another said.
OUTRAGE: ESPN accused of insulting athletes by focusing only on the skin color of Cooper Flagg and Caitlin Clark!
DALLAS – There is – or, at least, there used to be – a sensible way to discuss rɑce in sports.
ESPN’s NBA coverage is proving just how difficult doing so now seems to be.
“The Worldwide Leader” and its coverage of the NBA Draft was a debacle, from Kendrick Perkins making ridiculous scouting-report claims about Cooper Flagg (comparing the new Dallas Mavs rookie to a combination of “LeBron James and Kevin Garnett”) to its issuing of draft grades (the Mavericks inexplicably got a “B” for the No. 1 overall pick of the Duke star Flagg.)
And now comes another wild swing from Bristol.
Speaking on “First Take,” Peter Rosenberg stated that Flagg’s presence on the Mavericks will make them the team that is “most intriguing and gets the most eyeballs.”
Why does ESPN think this?
Because, said Rosenberg. “Cooper Flagg is a wh1te guy.”
Oh.
The host continued his awkward exploration into rɑce in sports by saying, “Let’s not act as if we don’t live in America and we’re not seeing what’s happening with Caitlin Clark in the WNBA.”
Oh.
Rosenberg’s point as it regards the NBA ignores that the league’s leap in popularity in the last two generations of fans can be tied directly to the work of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Steph Curry.
They’re not wh1te.
It also ignores – because we’re talking about sports in America – that the explosion in popular in golf is all about Tiger Woods.
He’s not wh1te.
And it ignores so many of the personalities who drive this country’s most popular sport, the NFL; many of them are not wh1te.
This take not only insults the athletes – Caitlin Clark is the WNBA’s best player, skin color aside – but also insults the audience, and here’s why: We cannot possibly read the minds of all of the people who have fallen in love with Jordan or Woods or Clark or, soon, Flagg … so we cannot know what drives their attraction.
And it’s a dangerous game for ESPN to pretend otherwise.
We’re not naive enough to pretend rɑce-based thinking doesn’t exist in sports; there is surely a sociological study of this worth undertaking. But freeing somebody named Peter Rosenberg, whose main beat is pro wrestling, to lead the scientific discussion?
WNBA enters a fierce stage – Can Angel Reese or Caitlin Clark prove who’s truly the leader?
The Chicago Sky now own a 4-11 record during the 2025 WNBA season after Friday evening’s loss to the Golden State Valkyries. With the 83 to 78 defeat, the Sky remain in 11th place in the league standings.
Second-year forward Angel Reese put together her second consecutive game with more than 17 points and 17 rebounds during the loss.
Veteran guard Ariel Atkins pitched in 20 points, making her Chicago’s leading scorer for the second time in the last three games.
For the Valkyries, 10-year veteran guard Kayla Thornton led the way with a season-high 29 points. Young guards Kate Martin and Kaitlyn Chen added 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Golden State Valkyries guard Kate Martin (20).
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First-year Sky head coach Tyler Marsh spoke to the media after Friday’s loss, Chicago’s 11th of the season. He spoke in detail about Golden State’s young guards, Martin and Chen.
Marsh went into detail about what each of these players specifically brings to the Valkyries, who are now 8-7 after the win.
“They’re two pieces that just fit perfectly into how they want to play,” Marsh said. “The constant movement, on and off the ball, the pressure they put on you defensively as well. It allows them to play big minutes in big moments, so they came through for them tonight.”
Martin is in her second professional season after being drafted in the second round of the 2024 WNBA Draft. She spent her rookie year with the Las Vegas Aces, but has seen her scoring rise from 2.6 to 6.7 points per game with the Valkyries in 2025.
Chen was a third-round pick in this year’s draft, but she failed to make Golden State’s initial roster. However, with several players fulfilling overseas commitments, Chen landed a contract back with the Valkyries.
In her three games with the team, she is averaging 5.0 points, 1.0 assists and 1.0 rebounds in 18.3 minutes per contest. She is also shooting 5-for-9 from the floor and 1-for-2 from beyond the three-point line.
Chicago will play their next game on Sunday when it travels to Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to take on the 5-11 Sparks. The game will begin at 4:00 p.m. ET.
SH0CKWAVE: Video evidence sent to WNBA demanding justice for Angel Reese sets sports world ablaze!
The Chicago Sky fell flat on a chance for their fifth win of the season, losing 83-78 to the Golden State Valkyries on Friday in a game marked with some controversy.
Angel Reese had a strong performance despite the loss, scoring 17 points on 7-of-16 shooting and adding 18 rebounds, two assists, and one steal. But it was the calls she didn’t get that attracted some of the most attention, with many fans taking aim at WNBA officiating after the game for what they saw as unfair treatment of Reese.
Many criticized the officials for allowing the Valkyries to get away with some rough play toward Reese — which some fans claiming that officials have been swallowing the whistle all season and allowing defenders to get too aggressive with her.
“Are you people going to ever complain about how Angel gets hacked in the paint,” one fan shared in a post on X after the game.
“They’re watching these refs call ticky-tacky fouls on her while letting others get away with more physical play against her,” wrote another.
Some called on the Sky to better advocate for the second-year forward, saying they should press the issue with the WNBA.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5).
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“After tonight, I need @chicagosky to put a tape together of how Angel is constantly being fouled with NO CALL!” a fan wrote on X. “These people are grabbing her arms, her jersey too and holding her down and she has no whistle! ENOUGH!”
Update on Caitlin Clark’s injury – Will she play in the Commissioner’s Cup final against the Minnesota Lynx?
Caitlin Clark missed her second straight game for the Indiana Fever on Friday night. The 23-year-old is still nursing a groin injury that forced her to sit out the highly anticipated matchup against Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings.
The Fever, however, were still able to take care of business despite the absence of their superstar guard. Kelsey Mitchell stepped up in a major way, dropping a game-high 32 points on 11-of-17 shooting, seven assists and four triples in 34 minutes of action.
Thanks in large part to Mitchell’s heroics, the Fever were able to secure a 94-86 win to improve to 8-8 on the season.
Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell during a game.
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Sophie Cunningham also played a significant role in head coach Stephanie White’s eight-woman rotation against Dallas. The veteran guard logged 24 minutes off the bench for five points, four rebounds and one triple.
After the win, Cunningham took to Instagram to share some of her favorite photos and videos from the past couple of weeks. As it turns out, some of the snaps appears to have come courtesy of Clark.
Clark did not waste any time jumping into the comments section of her teammate’s post.
“Some of my flics made it huge,” Clark wrote.
It seems that the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year is taking credit for some of the photos Cunningham posted. Clark has taken an interest in photography, which is an unofficial role she took for the team during her recent five-game injury spell in May.
The fans took the opportunity to send their own messages to Clark as they reacted to her comment.
“get well soon, CC!!” a comment on Instagram read.
“love you CC, get well soon!! ❤️” said another.
“Y’all thé best duo I’ve seen. Love you always CC thanks for getting me into watching sports,” a fan wrote.
“can you do a TikTok please!! We love you so much ❤️” a reaction read.
“we all love you goat 🤝🏼” another said.
“I MISS U QUEEN,” a user posted.
The Fever are back in action on Tuesday in the Commissioner’s Cup championship game against the Minnesota Lynx. Clark appears to have a talent behind the camera, but there’s no denying that Indiana would much rather have her on the court.
At this point, however, Clark’s status for that winner-take-all matchup remains up in the air.
The fierce clash between Fox News hosts Jessica Tarlov and Lisa Kennedy Montgomery is CONSIDERED the most Talked-About Face-Off in History!
Fox News contributors Jessica Tarlov and Lisa Kennedy Montgomery sparred on the network Monday over whether or not former Vice President Joe Bιden could be suffering from “d3mentiɑ.”
The tense exchange happened on the latest episode of the Fox panel discussion show Outnumbered. Democrat Tarlov defended the state of Bιden’s mental health after the conservative Montgomery suggested the former vice president’s campaign speeches had been shortened to 15 minutes because he can no longer handle speaking for a longer amount of time.
“It is so reckless and irresponsible for people to be speculating that this man, who very well might be the next president of the United States, has d3mentiɑ when there is no doctor backing [the claim],” said Tarlov.
Fellow panelist Brian Kilmeade remarked earlier in the segment that Bιden “needs to win” the Democratic primaries set for Tuesday in six states to avoid too much focus being placed on Sunday’s planned debate with Sanders.
Montgomery agreed, comparing the mental state of Sanders favorably to Bιden, while added she believed he had recovered from a heart attack in October in a “much more energized” state than Bιden.
“Joe Bιden’s stump speech as been shortened to 15 minutes, and the Sanders campaign has been highlighting that,” Montgomery said. “Bernie Sanders is giving three campaign events in a row, each speech he gives will be close to an hour. … When Joe Bιden has that much time on stage, one-on-one, he doesn’t have any… human shields.”
Fox News Host Lisa Kennedy Montgomery promoting her memoir about her early career on MTV at an event in New York City on August 14, 2013. Monica Schipper/FilmMagic/Getty
Tarlov claimed that conservatives and Sanders supporters were teaming up to spread rumors that Bιden is in a state of mental decline.
“The right and Bernie Sanders… the MAGA folks and Bernie Sanders camps are unifying and saying Joe Bιden has d3mentiɑ.”
“You worried about Joe Bιden’s mental faculties on this show,” Montgomery interrupted. “A lot of people, Democrats openly talked about [how] they’re worried that Joe Bιden has [cognitive problems].”
Although Bιden’s mental state has been the topic of much discussion in conservative media and among some Sanders supporters, neither Sanders nor anyone officially active in his campaign has been pushing the notion.
Montgomery theorized that if Bιden gets elected, the press will likely not question his medical or mental state in the same way she believes they have for President Donald Trump, while questioning whether Tarlov had speculated about Trump’s mental health.
“I have never been a person to question President Trump’s mental fitness or his physical fitness, I think that is reckless to do that,” said Tarlov. “I’ve said that he has said crazy things.”
Newsweek reached out to the Bιden campaign for comment but did not receive a response in time for publication.
