Geraldo Rivera, a longtime Fox anchor, stated on “The View” that he supports any defamation claims brought by Ray Epps or Smartmatic against the network.
After 22 years with the network, Rivera was sacked from “The Five” and quit. He claimed he had conflicts with a different co-host who would routinely fight with him. He claimed that no matter the controversy, Fox would always support his co-host.
The other male co-hosts were Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld, although Rivera did not give their identities. With a prime-time slot, Watters has been crowned the new Tucker Carlson for the network.
Ray Epps, a rioter from January 6, was mentioned by Sunny Hostin. He was the subject of a right-wing conspiracy theory that claimed he was an FBI agent. Tucker Carlson, a former broadcaster, embraced the idea of conspiracy. Hostin mentioned that Epps sued Fox for defamation on Wednesday.
Hostin asked if Fox still has any credibility after the Dominion and Smartmatic suits and now the Epps suit.
“I understand the bitterness that people feel toward the network for that, really, I think disgraceful, purposeful ignorance of what happened. They knew it happened and they allowed people to promote an idea that is absolutely absurd,” Rivera explained, though it wasn’t clear if he was talking about Epps or the 2020 election conspiracy.
“They knew, very clear that — everyone knew — that what happened on Jan. 6th was that President Trump incited a riot,” Rivera also said. “He encouraged those people to go there and ruin their lives, attacking the Capitol of the United States. I think that — and everybody knew that. It is an embarrassment that will be very hard for Fox to live down. They will have to pay. There are stockholder lawsuits because — where is that money coming from, of course, the Murdochs? But every shareholder at Fox is now—”
“Imagine if you’re Ray Epps and you’re in the crowd, and they blame you for the whole thing,” said Rivera. “I would sue too!”
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Geraldo only stopped supporting his “friend” Donald Trump after the 2020 presidential election. He had previously backed Trump despite the allegations, the “Access Hollywood” tape, the Ukraine bribery scandal, and other issues. Rivera said that he was on “The Apprentice” the last season before Trump announced, and he was eager to support someone he considered to be a friend.
