{"id":2235812,"date":"2024-05-02T16:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-anchor-goes-missing-from-the-air-due-to-16-year-old-sons-medical-emergency\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T16:58:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:58:21","slug":"fox-news-anchor-goes-missing-from-the-air-due-to-16-year-old-sons-medical-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-anchor-goes-missing-from-the-air-due-to-16-year-old-sons-medical-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Anchor Absent From Airwaves After Son&#8217;s Medical Crisis"},"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\">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-anchor-goes-missing-from-the-air-due-to-16-year-old-sons-medical-emergency%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=2235812&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--><p>Fox News anchor Bret Baier was absent from his show last week \u2062as his son underwent his fifth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orangutan-named-karen-gets-covid-19-inoculation\/\" title=\"Orangutan Named Karen Gets COVID-19 Inoculation\">open-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kim-jong-uns-weird-head-bandage-renews-questions-about-dictators-health\/\" title=\"Kim Jong Un\u2019s Weird Head Bandage Renews Questions About Dictator\u2019s Health\">heart surgery<\/a><\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/misinformation-study-debunks-one-of-the-medias-biggest-lies-about-abortion-restrictions\/\" title=\"\u2018Misinformation\u2019: Study Debunks One Of The Media\u2019s Biggest Lies About Abortion Restrictions\">life-threatening emergency<\/a>. Baier\u200b expressed gratitude for\u2064 the successful \u200dprocedure \u2063at Children&#8217;s National Hospital \u2064in Washington, reassuring \u200cviewers of\u2063 his son&#8217;s recovery.\u200c He emphasized the importance of prayers and support during\u200b this \u200bchallenging time. Fox\u2063 News anchor Bret Baier missed his show\u2063 last week\u2063 due to his son&#8217;s fifth open-heart \u200dsurgery, \u2064a critical situation. Baier thanked the medical team at Children&#8217;s National Hospital in Washington\u200c for their successful procedure. He \u2063highlighted\u200d the significance of thoughts \u2063and \u200cencouragement from\u2062 viewers during this tough period.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 2, 2024 at 11:20am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Fox News host Bret Baier was absent from his show last week to be by his son\u2019s side while the teen underwent emergency open-heart surgery.<\/p>\n<p>In a pair of posts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, Baier explained he was away from \u201cSpecial Report\u201d because the life of his 16-year-old, Paul, was in danger.<\/p>\n<p>The teen underwent his fifth open-heart surgery, leaving his parents grateful to the doctors who saved him from what could have been certain death.<\/p>\n<p>Baier, the political anchor for Fox as well as the anchor of the nightly \u201cSpecial Report with Bret Baier,\u201d shared a clip of the show with fill-in host Mike Emanuel at Baier\u2019s desk, updating viewers on Paul\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n<p>Emanuel shared that the 16-year-old was up and walking after a procedure at Children\u2019s National Hospital in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Baier stated that he and his wife Amy were thankful to the hospital\u2019s staff for \u201conce again saving our son Paul\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also commented, \u201cThis one was unexpected and considered an emergency. He is doing remarkably well and we are so incredibly grateful to the doctors and nurses at Children\u2019s National. Thank you for your prayers \u2013 I will be back on Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tonight, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmyBaier1?\">@AmyBaier1<\/a> and I want to thank the staff <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChildrensNatl?\">@ChildrensNatl<\/a> for once again saving our son Paul\u2019s life. You may have noticed I have been absent from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpecialReport?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpecialReport<\/a> for the last few days\u2013 our 16 year old son had to undergo his 5th open heart surgery yesterday. This one was\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jKds5sngeO\">pic.twitter.com\/jKds5sngeO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bret Baier (@BretBaier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BretBaier\/status\/1783995944549191787?\">April 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Baier posted again on Monday with an update on Paul\u2019s condition and some background about the young man\u2019s lifelong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/outdoor-sit-spot-can-benefit-childrens-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health<\/a> struggles.<\/p>\n<p>Baier wrote that he was grateful for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tim-tebow-testifies-house-judiciary-committee-grateful-prayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prayers<\/a> and wrote, \u201cThanks to the amazing doctors and nurses at the hospital \u2013 Paul\u2019s prognosis is great.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On the left -Paul the day he went home from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChildrensNatl?\">@ChildrensNatl<\/a> after his first open heart surgery 16 years 10 months ago. On the right -Paul going home today after his 5th open heart surgery at Children\u2019s. Thanks to the amazing doctors and nurses at the hospital- Paul\u2019s prognosis is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MVJFA0cG8W\">pic.twitter.com\/MVJFA0cG8W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bret Baier (@BretBaier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BretBaier\/status\/1784963121515278800?\">April 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bret, Amy and Paul Baier all spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bret-baier-son-paul-emergency-heart-surgery-exclusive-interview-8640401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> magazine on Tuesday about the surgery.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/people?\">@people<\/a> for this piece on Paul. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W0NqFQeaf9\">https:\/\/t.co\/W0NqFQeaf9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bret Baier (@BretBaier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BretBaier\/status\/1785693018785276199?\">May 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After the teen caught a cold last week, his mother took him to a doctor out of an abundance of caution due to his history of heart issues and procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Paul\u2019s father said, \u201cThe MRI comes back, and they sit me down and say, \u2018This is a really big deal. This is an aneurysm the size of a golf ball that has formed off of his heart.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/foxs-baier-havent-seen-presidents-flip-notes-like-biden-find-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News host<\/a> added, \u201cAnd they didn\u2019t know whether it might burst, but if it did, it might have been fatal in a matter of minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brett-baier-rebukes-chris-wallace-air-snapping-conservative-katie-pavlich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">network star<\/a> said he was the one who informed his son he would need to immediately go back for heart surgery but that Paul took the news \u201cin stride.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s always been that warrior, but this was a big one to absorb,\u201d the proud father told People.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Baier, who was born with five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-calls-down-syndrome-a-severe-birth-defect-blasted-by-parents-of-special-needs-children\/\" title=\"WHO Calls Down Syndrome A \u2018Severe Birth Defect,\u2019 Blasted By Parents Of Special Needs Children\">congenital heart defects<\/a>, told the outlet, \u201cI\u2019m so grateful to have the community I have, and to have my life. A lot can change in a matter of five hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to fight back hard, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? 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