President Donald Trump demanded that Fox News reinstate Jeanine Pirro's show after the network didn't air a new episode Saturday night.
A week earlier, Pirro created controversy when she suggested Rep. Ilhan Omar's hijab is"antithetical to the United States Constitution."Pirro has a long history of anti-Muslim remarks and has numerous associations with Islamophobic groups and people.
Fox News, which airs Pirro's show"Justice with Judge Jeanine," declined to comment to news organizations on its decision to not air a new episode Saturday. The episode cancellation followed Pirro's controversial remarks a week earlier about Rep. Ilhan Omar's religious observance.In a series of tweets, Trump repeated a conspiracy theory that media organizations and"The Radical Left Democrats" are working together to"silence a majority of our country.
Pirro's show a week earlier sparked controversy when she suggested that Rep. Ilhan Omar's hijab was anti-American..
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