The logo for the Daily Beast's Obsessed website. It reads: 'Obsessed: What to Watch, Binge, See, & Skip'
DAILY BEAST
Membership call to action crossword iconCrosswordNewsletters
  • Cheat Sheet
  • Media
  • Obsessed
  • Royals
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
  • Innovation
  • U.S. News
  • Scouted
CHEAT SHEET
    POLITICS
    • Biden World
    • Elections
    • Opinion
    • National Security
    • Congress
    • Pay Dirt
    • The New Abnormal
    • Trumpland
    MEDIA
    • Confider
    • Daytime Talk
    • Late-Night
    • Fox News
    U.S. NEWS
    • Identities
    • Crime
    • Race
    • LGBT
    • Extremism
    • Coronavirus
    WORLD
    • Russia
    • Europe
    • China
    • Middle East
    INNOVATION
    • Science
    TRAVEL
      ENTERTAINMENT
      • TV
      • Movies
      • Music
      • Comedy
      • Sports
      • Sex
      • TDB's Obsessed
      • Awards Shows
      • The Last Laugh
      CULTURE
      • Power Trip
      • Fashion
      • Books
      • Royalist
      TECH
      • Disinformation
      SCOUTED
      • Sales
      • Reviews
      • New Kids on the Block
      • Beauty
      • Fitness
      • Home
      • Technology
      • Travel
      COUPONS
      • Vistaprint Coupons
      • Ulta Coupons
      • Office Depot Coupons
      • Adidas Promo Codes
      • Walmart Promo Codes
      • H&M Coupons
      • Spanx Promo Codes
      • StubHub Promo Codes
      Products
      NewslettersPodcastsCrosswordsSubscription
      FOLLOW US
      GOT A TIP?

      SEARCH

      HOMEPAGE
      Fox Newsfranchise orientation badge

      Fox ‘Straight News’ Anchor Stunned to Learn Biden Actually Runs the White House

      ‘YOU THINK IT IS?!’

      Harris Faulkner latched onto the conspiracy that Biden is a “puppet,” only to be set straight by former Bush flack Ari Fleischer.

      Justin Baragona

      Justin Baragona

      Senior Media Reporter

      Updated Nov. 11, 2021 6:07PM EST / Published Nov. 11, 2021 2:56PM EST 
      Fox News

      Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner had her conspiratorial bubble surprisingly burst on Thursday by Ari Fleischer of all people, who unequivocally told her that President Joe Biden does actually control the White House.

      After spending an inordinate amount of her Thursday morning interview with the former Bush flack discussing the right-wing outrage du jour—that Vice President Kamala Harris supposedly used a French accent—Faulkner, who has long been touted by Fox News as one of its “straight news” anchors, then turned to another conservative talking point: That an aging Joe Biden is not actually in charge of his own White House.

      “Who is running the White House, in your estimation? You have been inside, you know what it looks like, is it fair to continue to question that?” Faulkner asked Fleischer, who served as President George W. Bush’s White House press secretary.

      “Unequivocally, it’s Joe Biden,” Fleischer flatly responded.

      Apparently surprised by her colleague’s response, the Fox anchor declared: “You think it is?!”

      Fleischer reiterated that Biden “absolutely” runs the White House, adding that the president “sets the tone.”

        The Fox anchor then asked Fleischer why Biden “turns his back to the media most of the time when he’s with us,” seeming to suggest that the president is following shadowy orders to not engage with the press.

        “Because he doesn’t want to talk to the media,” Fleischer pushed back. “Because he’s running the show and he gets to make those kinds of decisions.”

        He continued: “I think it’s overstated to make the case it’s his advisers, it’s other people. Presidents make the call, presidents make the decisions, and Joe Biden is well enough that he is making the decisions. So it’s Joe Biden, he’s just making the wrong decisions.”

        Even before Biden was elected last year, numerous Fox News hosts and commentators have not only suggested but outright accused the president of being senile and suffering from cognitive decline. And aside from claiming Biden is mentally unfit for office, Fox News personalities have repeatedly pushed the theory that Biden is president “in name only” and that a shadowy cabal of progressives—perhaps led by Vice President Harris or former President Barack Obama—actually run the show.

          Justin Baragona

          Justin Baragona

          Senior Media Reporter

          @justinbaragona

          Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

          READ THIS LIST

          DAILY BEAST
          • Cheat Sheet
          • Politics
          • Entertainment
          • Media
          • World
          • Innovation
          • U.S. News
          • Scouted
          • Travel
          • Subscription
          • Crossword
          • Newsletters
          • Podcasts
          • About
          • Contact
          • Tips
          • Jobs
          • Advertise
          • Help
          • Privacy
          • Code of Ethics & Standards
          • Diversity
          • Terms & Conditions
          • Copyright & Trademark
          • Sitemap
          • Coupons
          • Coupons:
          • Dick's Sporting Goods Coupons
          • HP Coupon Codes
          • Chewy Promo Codes
          • Nordstrom Rack Coupons
          • NordVPN Coupons
          • JCPenny Coupons
          • Nordstrom Coupons
          • Samsung Promo Coupons
          • Home Depot Coupons
          • Hotwire Promo Codes
          • eBay Coupons
          • Ashley Furniture Promo Codes
          © 2024 The Daily Beast Company LLC