{"id":1961829,"date":"2023-06-30T18:25:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T22:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fans-furious-with-geraldo-riveras-send-off-from-fox-news-this-explains-everything\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T18:26:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T22:26:56","slug":"fans-furious-with-geraldo-riveras-send-off-from-fox-news-this-explains-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fans-furious-with-geraldo-riveras-send-off-from-fox-news-this-explains-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Geraldo Rivera&#8217;s Fox News Exit Sparks Fan Outrage &#8211; All is Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Ffans-furious-with-geraldo-riveras-send-off-from-fox-news-this-explains-everything%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=1961829&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>Fans Furious with Geraldo Rivera&#8217;s Send-Off from Fox News &#8211; This Explains Everything<\/h2>\n<p>Some Fox News viewers were furious on Friday morning after Geraldo Rivera was sent off into retirement with a cake and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amber-heard-tells-jurors-people-want-to-kill-my-baby-in-the-microwave\/\" title=\"Amber Heard Tells Jurors: \u201cPeople Want to Kill My Baby in the Microwave\u201d\">proper goodbye<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The indignation wasn\u2019t so much centered around how Rivera, 79, had his career eulogized on \u201cFox &#038; Friends,\u201d but was over the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tucker-carlsons-next-move-reportedly-revealed-way-bigger-twitter-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tucker Carlson<\/a> received no such send-off when he was canceled by the network in April.<\/p>\n<p>Cable news\u2019 formerly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fans-furious-with-geraldo-riveras-send-off-from-fox-news-this-explains-everything\/\" title=\"Geraldo Rivera's Fox News Exit Sparks Fan Outrage - All is Revealed\">top-rated host dedicated<\/a> seven years to keeping the network afloat and in the driver\u2019s seat in prime time.<\/p>\n<p>With the network\u2019s viewers, Carlson also built a rare rapport and could arguably be called the most important voice of the conservative movement.<\/p>\n<p>He was axed in a succinct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-fox-news-top-host-part-ways-last-show-already-aired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> on April 24 while his millions of fans were offered no explanation as to why.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did Fox News torpedo Carlson, but the network has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-restart-palestinian-aid-as-payments-to-terrorists-flow\/\" title=\"Biden Admin to Restart Palestinian Aid as Payments to Terrorists Flow\">reportedly spent<\/a> this week firing those loyal to him at the network.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those who are set to lose their jobs reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-fired-remaining-tucker-staff-cruel-way-says-carlsons-biographer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found out<\/a> about the loss of their jobs in the media.<\/p>\n<p>But, hey, Rivera is riding off into the sunset of retirement after two decades of insulting much of the audience as one of the network\u2019s few open resident liberals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/geraldo-rivera-says-quit-fox-news-fired-five-reveals-last-appearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The man<\/a> even got a cake, which rightly roiled people:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No party hats and balloons when Tucker left. What a crap organization. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NIr0Y5iL0d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/NIr0Y5iL0d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FoxNews?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FoxNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Namath2Maynard (@mickcastillo2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mickcastillo2\/status\/1674819555032547337?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The greatest narcissist on TV retires. Good riddance!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lyn Cipriano (@LynACipriano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LynACipriano\/status\/1674775148207955968?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Geraldo gets a cake and Tucker gets his integrity<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denise (@denisemariee20) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/denisemariee20\/status\/1674763544091402243?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yuk.. Fox News honors Geraldo with a glowing tribute\u2026. Yet Tucker and Bongino get the middle finger from FOX NEWS<\/p>\n<p>Right back at ya, Fox News ! RIP Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P6mpn4dwuS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/P6mpn4dwuS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Just meCassie (@browneyegirl400) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/browneyegirl400\/status\/1674786414087798787?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Geraldo gets a cake from fox and Tucker gets to leave with his integrity. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TuckerCarlson?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TuckerCarlson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Denise (@denisemariee20) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/denisemariee20\/status\/1674764019687645185?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sorry but could care less about Geraldo and why not the same exit as tucker? I\u2019m starting to think fox is going woke like cnn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bruce Schorr (@Schorr1Bruce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schorr1Bruce\/status\/1674782610911027203?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fox News is CBAR!<\/p>\n<p>Cringe Beyond All Reason.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher (@ChrisHiers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisHiers\/status\/1674793435981807622?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fox News also dedicated an entire web story Friday morning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/greg-gutfeld-reportedly-reason-geraldo-rivera-leaving-five-knockdown-drag-fights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rivera\u2019s<\/a> career.<\/p>\n<p>Network reporter Brian Flood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/fox-news-channel-honors-geraldo-riveras-iconic-career-signs-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cEmily Compagno called him a journalistic icon, Lawrence Jones said Geraldo was one of the first people to support his career, Martha MacCallum said she was grateful for their time as colleagues, Ainsley Earhardt called it a \u201cprivilege\u201d to work with him, Kayleigh McEnany praised his \u201clong and impressive career of groundbreaking journalism\u201d and Jesse Watters called it an honor to follow in his footsteps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These people are all certainly contractually obligated to remain quiet about Carlson\u2019s separation from the network he first joined as a contributor in 2009.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you agree with Fox\u2019s decision to give Geraldo a send-off?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. 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He\u2019s a good guy. As you can see, I changed them more than they changed me. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1dpKfHmpMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/1dpKfHmpMD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeraldoRivera\/status\/1674791103818788864?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 30, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Millions of good people have spent countless hours buoying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/company-owned-rupert-murdoch-posts-tuckers-big-announcement-video-comments-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rupert Murdoch\u2019s<\/a> cash cow and have been called everything but beautiful for doing so by the left.<\/p>\n<p>Many of them came to count on Carlson\u2019s fearlessness to keep them informed on topics no one else would touch.<\/p>\n<p>They were repaid by watching the voice of new conservatism muzzled three months ago, only to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/geraldo-rivera-loses-greg-gutfeld-lays-pro-life-stance-insulting-punk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a pro-abortion liberal<\/a> given a five-star treatment by Steve Doocy and others.<\/p>\n<p>The sideshow was pretty revolting, but welcome for those of us who have watched for years as Fox News has slowly lost its way and are pleased to see the mask come off.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fans-furious-geraldo-riveras-send-off-fox-news-explains-everything\/\">Fans Furious with Geraldo Rivera&#8217;s Send-Off from Fox News &#8211; This Explains Everything<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some Fox News viewers were angry as Geraldo Rivera received a retirement celebration with cake and farewell on &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends.&#8221; However, their outrage stemmed not from Rivera&#8217;s eulogy, but from the absence of a similar send-off for Tucker Carlson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":1961830,"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":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1961829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/1961829","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\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1961829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1961830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1961829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1961829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1961829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}