Thursday’s news that a Manhattan grand jury had indicted former President Donald Trump over his alleged hush money payment of $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels in the days before the 2016 election caught many people by surprise.
But none of the reactions were as memorable as those of the hosts on Fox News.
During a breaking news alert, at least two of the hosts of “The Five” can be heard expressing surprise at the announcement.
That’s when Fox News’ spinning machine got into overdrive.
Greg Gutfeld and Jesse Watters went to great lengths to try and turn a criminal charge into positive news for the ex-president.
“He is an OG! He is a badass if he’s got a mugshot,” Gutfeld said, noting that his poll numbers have recently gone up.
Watch the clips below from Fox News.
Audible gasps let out in Fox News' studio as they announce the Trump indictment news pic.twitter.com/FFyx2mvPUp
— Brennan Murphy (@brenonade) March 30, 2023
Fox News is ~struggling~ to find a way to spin this Trump indictment: pic.twitter.com/WjMBQzETGV
— Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) March 30, 2023
Fox News' Jesse Watters is trying to cope with the Trump indictment: "Did Democrats just indict a former president over sex?" pic.twitter.com/w4gElkhfHF
— Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) March 30, 2023
"I never went to law school — " pic.twitter.com/Zql7k2WTHL
— Kat Abu (@abughazalehkat) March 30, 2023
