Fox News Channel has condemned one of its hosts, Jeanine Pirro, amid mounting criticism over her recent on-air remarks about Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Omar, a Somali immigrant, has been critical of Israel and has been accused — even within her own party — of invoking anti-Semitic tropes. “We strongly condemn Jeanine Pirro’s comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar,” network executives said in a statement to The Washington Post. “This is up to Ilhan Omar. Read more:Top Democrat demands another apology from Rep. Ilhan Omar, accusing her of ‘a vile anti-Semitic slur’

Source: Washington Post March 11, 2019 14:25 UTC