{"id":1947355,"date":"2023-06-14T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-raises-eyebrows-with-new-nickname-for-president-biden\/"},"modified":"2023-06-14T16:52:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T20:52:02","slug":"fox-news-raises-eyebrows-with-new-nickname-for-president-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-raises-eyebrows-with-new-nickname-for-president-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News sparks controversy with new moniker for President Biden."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffox-news-raises-eyebrows-with-new-nickname-for-president-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1947355&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Fox News Blasts President Joe Biden as a &#8220;Wannabe Dictator&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Fox News raised eyebrows on Monday with a chyron blasting President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> as a \u201cwannabe dictator\u201d who had his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-biden-thugs-misfits-and-marxists-are-trying-to-destroy-american-democracy\/\" title=\"Trump accuses Biden and his supporters of attempting to ruin American democracy with \"thugs, misfits, and Marxists.\"\">political opponent arrested<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times\u2019 chief White House correspondent Peter Baker tweeted, \u201cFox refers to Biden and \u2018wannabe dictator,\u2019\u201d and shared a screenshot of the chyron \u2014 which read in full, \u201cWannabe Dictator speaks at the White House after having his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-caption-gives-biden-perfect-two-word-nickname-as-he-speaks-at-wh-following-trump-arrest\/\" title=\"Fox News gives Biden perfect nickname as he speaks at WH after Trump's arrest.\">political rival arrested<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fox refers to Biden as &#8220;wannabe dictator.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aXXxw5YaAP\">pic.twitter.com\/aXXxw5YaAP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peterbakernyt\/status\/1668786314811002882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Controversy Surrounding the Chyron<\/h3>\n<p>The chyron ran just hours after former President Donald Trump was arraigned in Miami on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-poop-testing-startup-charged-with-fraud-likened-to-theranos\/\" title=\"San Francisco Poop-Testing Startup Charged With Fraud, Likened To Theranos\">multiple federal charges<\/a> regarding his handling of classified documents since his exit from the White House in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Some immediately criticized the network, suggesting that it was a calculated move to mitigate continued fallout from the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/fox-settles-landmark-defamation-suit-sparing-murdoch-from-witness-stand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominion lawsuit<\/a> and bring back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tucker-carlson-ouster-may-sideline-him-for-2024-election-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audience members<\/a> who might still be angry over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-tucker-carlson-out-at-fox-news-channel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent ouster<\/a> of popular host Tucker Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>The Atlantic\u2019s Tom Nichols <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioFreeTom\/status\/1668789361746272256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>, \u201cStop asking us about the 787 billion and why we fired Carlson, we\u2019re really on your side, so please buy more pillows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Corn, MSNBC analyst and Mother Jones\u2019 D.C. Bureau chief, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidCornDC\/status\/1668949819103096833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>, \u201cFox fired Carlson but hasn\u2019t changed its business model: peddling far-right propaganda and stoking paranoia to make a profit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives, on the other hand, appeared to simply accept the chyron as an accurate assessment of the situation.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they would be correct,\u201d Army Ranger veteran and author Sean Parnell replied.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And they would be correct. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DhUg7m7sRI\">https:\/\/t.co\/DhUg7m7sRI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanParnellUSA\/status\/1668792133942235136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Abigail Marone, communications director for Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abigailmarone\/status\/1668799134143242240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a>, \u201cWhere\u2019s the lie?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFact Check: True,\u201d Jeff Carlson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/themarketswork\/status\/1668790136270913536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeter, I\u2019m no Fox apologist. But be honest, is he not?\u201d Rich Baris <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Peoples_Pundit\/status\/1668787343757565952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s not one yet, because he\u2019s not gotten away with it yet. But if he does, is he not a dictator?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When The New York Times\u2019 Ken Bensinger asked the network for clarification, however, the company responded simply: \u201cThe chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I wrote Fox News last night asking for comment on it airing an alert last night calling president Biden a &#8220;wannabe dictator.&#8221; The company just responded with the following statement and zero additional explanation: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ihWX8TzN2a\">pic.twitter.com\/ihWX8TzN2a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ken Bensinger (@kenbensinger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenbensinger\/status\/1669017693679386624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News caused controversy on Monday by displaying a chyron labeling President Joe Biden a &#8220;wannabe dictator&#8221; who allegedly had his political opponent arrested. The New York Times&#8217; chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker, expressed surprise at Fox&#8217;s choice of words and shared a screenshot of the chyron.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":1947356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[3620,6733,7690,27609,4133,3669,5914],"class_list":["post-1947355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-biden","tag-controversy","tag-fox","tag-moniker","tag-news","tag-president","tag-sparks"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1947355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1947355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1947356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1947355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1947355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1947355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}