Longtime Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer revealed he is gravely ill with cancer and probably has only weeks left to live.
Krauthammer, who has been absent from Fox for nearly a year, wrote a touching good-bye letter today to his colleagues and viewers:
I have been uncharacteristically silent these past ten months. I had thought that silence would soon be coming to an end, but I’m afraid I must tell you now that fate has decided on a different course for me.
In August of last year, I underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in my abdomen. That operation was thought to have been a success, but it caused a cascade of secondary complications which I have been fighting in hospital ever since. It was a long and hard fight with many setbacks, but I was steadily, if slowly, overcoming each obstacle along the way and gradually making my way back to health.
However, recent tests have revealed that the cancer has returned. There was no sign of it as recently as a month ago, which means it is aggressive and spreading rapidly. My doctors tell me their best estimate is that I have only a few weeks left to live. This is the final verdict. My fight is over.
I was never exactly a fan of Krauthammer’s but I certainly admired his intellect and his grit. More recently, I appreciated his fine condemnations of Donald Trump's bigotry and authoritarianism. I’m sorry he won’t be back. We wish him and his family all the best in the coming days.
Watch Krauthammer’s Fox News colleagues Sandra Smith, Chris Wallace, Juan Williams and Harris Faulkner react to the sad news below, from the June 8, 2018 Outnumbered.
He is an extremely intelligent man. It’s just a shame that the last 30 years of his life was spent primarily advocating for various positions that cost other people their livelihoods and many times, their lives. He doesn’t get a pass from that.
He, like Ralph Peters, is understandably ashamed of the Republicans for their embrace of the bigotry of the Pence White House. But that isn’t because they’ve suddenly discovered their humanity – it’s simply because of their dislike for Trump and their distaste for the effect he’s had on propaganda outlets like Fox News.
NOTE TO CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER
We are sorry to hear this sad news. You fought a good fight. We admired your integrity, although we disagreed with you ideology. We thank you for calling out Trump and his bigotry. You didn’t care about the backlash you received from Trump supporters. You had to call wrong when you saw it, and that we admire you for it.
We send you and your family love and peace.
