Trish Regan, Fox Business Host Who Dismissed Virus Concerns, Will Depart

The Fox Organization anchor Trish Regan has departed the cable information network, two weeks just after she was benched subsequent an on-air monologue in which she dismissed fears about the coronavirus as a “scam” fueled by enemies of President Trump.

The community reported on Friday that it “has parted ways” with Ms. Regan, whose primary-time application was abruptly yanked from the channel’s agenda earlier this thirty day period.

The abrupt removal of Ms. Regan — a reliably pro-Trump identity who has 2 times interviewed the president — arrived as appropriate-wing media stars have confronted developing scrutiny for commentary that played down fears about the coronavirus and suggested that the illness experienced been overhyped by President Trump’s critics.

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