Right-wing Fox News Reporter Peter Doocy can usually be depended on to fawn over Trump, but yesterday he called out Trump THREE times …and on live TV.
Addressing Trump and Musk’s plan to get Federal employees to retire/quit voluntarily, Doocy argued:
“But it’s tough to make the argument that you should retire if your retirement accounts are getting throttled, which is what is happening right now.”
As he spoke, a graphic on the screen showed the Dow Jones Industrial Average had plunged by 680 points by that point in the day, part of a market collapse that’s seen a drop of roughly 3,000 points over the last month:
“What is your message, President Trump, buying a new car while there are some folks who will see this clip at home and they are struggling with their retirement accounts, down at the moment, uncertainty about work,” he asked.
Even during the briefing itself, he put White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on the spot.
“You’re sure nobody here at the White House shorted the Dow?” he snarked.
Then he asked about those federal workers he had mentioned earlier.
“Is there any concern here that it’s gonna be harder to ask certain federal workers to retire if they look at their retirement accounts and they’re getting rocked every day?” he asked.
She had no answer.
Online, some surprised viewers wrote:
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“Peter Doocy is doing more than some Democrats.”
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BREAKING: In a stunning twist, far-right Fox News reporter Peter Doocy just trashed Trump for his failing economic policy. This is wild.