Fox News has apologized for airing old footage of Donald Trump during this weekend’s coverage of the President’s attendance at the dignified transfer ceremony for U.S. soldiers killed in the current conflict in the Middle East.
The President’s appearance at the ceremony had been widely criticized because he failed to remove a hat he was wearing. The President was seen wearing a white Trump-branded USA hat throughout the event.
According to multiple media reports, Fox News initially broadcast the correct footage of Trump at the ceremony, showing that he wore a hat as he stood alongside Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Later, the channel broadcast multiple editions of their coverage on the event using old footage of Trump at a similar ceremony, when he had not worn a hat to salute troops who had died in Syria.
Griff Jenkins, the network’s weekend host, apologized in an on-air statement.
“We want to acknowledge a mistake made earlier in our program. During our coverage of yesterday’s dignified transfer, we inadvertently aired video from an older dignified transfer instead of the ceremony that took place yesterday,” Jenkins said. “We deeply regret the air and extend our respect and condolences to the service members’ families. We honor the sacrifice of those six American heroes.”
The soldiers were killed in a drone strike in Kuwait last week. Those killed in action were Nicole Amor, Cody Khork, Robert Marzan, Maj Jeffrey O’Brien, Noah Tietjens, and Declan Coady.
