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Diamond And Silk Get The Heave Ho From Fox After Promoting COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on April 27, 2020 · Flag

It took the COVID-19 pandemic and more than one round of baseless conspiracy theorizing but the Trump-adoring grifter sisters known as “Diamond and Silk” have finally been booted from Fox.

From The Daily Beast:

The sudden split comes after the Trump-boosting siblings have come under fire for promoting conspiracy theories and disinformation about the coronavirus. “After what they’ve said and tweeted you won’t be seeing them on Fox Nation or Fox News anytime soon,” a source with knowledge of the matter told The Daily Beast.

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No new episodes of their online [Fox Nation] program have been uploaded since April 7, as CNN senior media reporter Oliver Darcy first noted over the weekend. Prior to this month, the duo never missed a week posting episodes since December 2018.

A spokesperson for Fox News did not respond to a request for comment. Diamond & Silk also did not reply when emailed by The Daily Beast.

The sisters’ Fox guest spots have also dried up recently. According to a search of TVEyes, a cable-news monitoring system, Diamond & Silk haven’t appeared on the network since a March 6 interview on Fox & Friends and a March 7 hit on the now-defunct Fox Business Network show hosted by Trish Regan, who was also ditched by Fox after her own comments calling the pandemic an “impeachment scam.”

As we’ve reported, Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway and Rochelle “Silk” Richardson have spouted off about the coronavirus pandemic as if they were experts on the subject, which they are not, to put it mildly.

On March 29, the sisters claimed that the coronavirus was “engineered” by the “deep state” to harm Donald Trump and that a spike in reported coronavirus deaths was little more than a plot to make Trump look bad.

About a week later, Twitter forced them to remove a tweet saying, “The only way we can become immune to the environment; we must be out in the environment. Quarantining people inside of their houses for extended periods will make people sick.”

Fox News has long allowed the lying ignoramuses to pose as experts on TV. In March, 2018, they ridiculously claimed that Russia got its nukes from Hillary Clinton. In June, 2019, they dishonestly accused Sen. Kamala Harris of supporting segregation. In April, 2019, they laughably opined that climate change is caused by the earth’s rotation.

Earlier this month, I wrote that If Fox Business fired Trish Regan because she suggested that the “hysteria” over the coronavirus was a plot to damage Trump, then Fox Nation ought to dump Diamond and Silk ASAP. It looks like that has finally happened.

The only question is, what took ‘em so long?

Diamond and Silk image via screen grab.

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Joan Pasley commented 2020-04-28 12:57:09 -0400 · Flag
Don’t get all too happy clappy; as long as there is some right wing millionaires with a huge bag of cash, these two will always have employment.
Eyes On Fox commented 2020-04-28 12:24:35 -0400 · Flag
Richard, I saw Candice ‘Anti-Vaxer’ Owens tweet yesterday that she’ll never get a coronavirus vaccine once it’s available.

While the rhetoric of Diamond & Bilk are similar to hers, the Twit Sisters ultimately are clowns few can take seriously. They’re basically opening warm-up comedians for Trump at one of his rallies. Owens, on the other hand, is a true believer which makes her nasty and dangerously vicious.
scooter commented 2020-04-28 12:01:08 -0400 · Flag
The greatest thing about this is I will never have to hear their ridiculous names or see their hideous visages ever again!
Richard Santalone commented 2020-04-28 11:26:53 -0400 · Flag
Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I just realized something: I can’t help but wonder if that Charles Koch ass-kissing “Uncle Tom” Candace Owens (from Turning Point USA, one of the numerous rightwing organizations backed by Koch) will be the next one to get the HEAVE-HO? If I’m not mistaken, she’s also promoting COVID-19 conspiracy theories too, am I correct?
Richard Santalone commented 2020-04-28 07:59:16 -0400 · Flag
@ John McKee LOL! Dear John: One should NOT be surprised if Diamond & Silk eventually wind up in “Wallyworld” (i.e. Wal-Mart), "McJobville’ (i.e. McDonald’s), or in “Yums-town” (i.e. KFC, Pizza Hut or Taco Bell which are all owned by Yum! Brands), three of the top employers in America today.

;-)
mlp ! commented 2020-04-28 07:24:51 -0400 · Flag
Ironically, Poop & Pee have only been espousing the same beliefs as Trump and his goober base. I wonder how recent sales are at their disgusting website.
Eyes On Fox commented 2020-04-27 21:38:58 -0400 · Flag
From the Ann Coulter school of say the most outrageous thing that pops into your head, cum laude graduates Diamond & Bilk thought they had their schtick nailed.

Well, they did until threats of lawsuits sobered up Fox News management they could afford to cut the bottom feeders like the Twit Sisters and Regan. Too bad the Three Stooges of Carlson, Hannity and Ingraham bring in so much cash the Murdochs are willing to take some chances.
David Johnson commented 2020-04-27 21:14:40 -0400 · Flag
Dirt and Burlap is too stupid to have created that story. They simply read whatever the producers put on the teleprompter.
John McKee commented 2020-04-27 20:20:55 -0400 · Flag
Back to the drawing board, girls. Can’t wait to see where your race-traitor, grifty arses turn up next.








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