Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk said the rift between his organization and Fox News is alive and well.

Kirk, a pro-Trump activist, was once a regular on the air at Fox News. In turn, the network’s biggest stars were regular headliners at his TPUSA events. The relationship apparently collapsed earlier this year, with Kirk disappearing from the air at Fox and its talent disappearing from his events.

While Fox News has not publicly commented on the reasons behind the rift, some theories abound. TPUSA is a haven for conspiracy theories, most notably former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen. A Daily Beast report from July suggested the rift had something to do with Fox’s $787 million settlement with Dominion over those election lies, as the network feared having its hosts participate in events where such conspiracy theories were being pushed.

“Fox’s relationship with Turning Point is basically over,” a network source told the Beast. “They don’t want their talent associated with them anymore.”

  • The Barto
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    9011 months ago

    Imagine being so terrible that Fox ‘news’ won’t even deal with you…

    • Dr. Dabbles
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      4311 months ago

      ToiletPaper USA has a well earned reputation, and fox thought they could get some of the crazies on their side for a while. Nope. Crazies used Fox for all they were worth and left them with the bill. 😆

      Imagine getting outdone by these dweebs and not hiding your shame in a hole forever.

    • @WhatAmLemmy
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      1811 months ago

      I imagine it’s like being so terrible even ISIS is like “your inhumanity disgusts me”

      • The Barto
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        1611 months ago

        Like when the Taliban condemned Russia for the invasion of Ukraine.

    • @afraid_of_zombies
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      611 months ago

      Like Katie McHugh. She is so freaken screwed I am almost feel bad for her, then I remember the sheer amount of crap her ilk dealt out to immigrants in the US and I feel a lot less bad for her.