Shepard Smith chided former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal for saying “all lives matter.”
Viewers immediately got upset with Smith for his criticism of Jindal and wanted to know how he remained employed at Fox News.
https://twitter.com/yesnicksearcy/status/754764096784863232
Disgusting! @ShepNewsTeam just reprimanded ?? @BobbyJindal for daring 2 say "All Lives Matter. We're all in this together." #BatonRouge
— Amy Mek (@AmyMek) July 17, 2016
@ShepNewsTeam needs to be fired and apologies to us! #AllLivesMatter https://t.co/EVU79325SK
— Amy Turner Gregg ???? (@goodbyesocialm) July 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/xkecatnip/status/754773978514755584
Dear @ShepNewsTeam as you insist #alllivesmatter is racist perhaps you or @foxnews can please inform of which lives don't matter?
— Peter Ingemi (@DaTechGuyblog) July 17, 2016
Please take @ShepNewsTeam off the air and give him a rest. He was out of line with Bobby Jindal who was great! https://t.co/lFmv1mNXJl
— Athenia Maga-KAG (@Oscaretta) July 17, 2016
Shepard smith owes Bobby Jindal and America an apology. https://t.co/CkAAT6gpBV
— Roger Goolsby (@stopcnnfakenews) July 17, 2016
Time to boycott @ShepNewsTeam … You need to wake up Shep! #AllLivesMatter https://t.co/j3DIUdjlym
— Amy Turner Gregg ???? (@goodbyesocialm) July 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/gerfingerpoken/status/754758093452423168
.@ShepNewsTeam accuses @BobbyJindal of being "divisive" for saying #AllLivesMatter
Gov Jindal: "ALL life is precious in God's eyes"
AMEN!— Hammy Thanksgiving ? ✈ (@e2pilot) July 17, 2016
On a day when 3 more #Police die @ShepNewsTeam has a problem saying #AllLivesMatter . @FoxNews This is unacceptable. https://t.co/bIVz4Lv5Iz
— GodGuns&Trump ?? (@PatriotByGod) July 17, 2016
Jindal then tweeted the following.
Our thoughts and prayers are with our law enforcement community after today's horrible shootings. All lives matter, plain and simple.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) July 17, 2016
Well put.
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