Fox & Friends Accidentally Airs Graphic Declaring Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead; Apologies Inbound
This past Monday morning, Fox & Friends made an embarrassing blunder by briefly airing a graphic of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with the dates 1933-2019 on it, implying she had passed away. Immediately after this, the show transitioned to an interview conducted by the hosts, Ainsley Earhardt and Steve Doocy.
Later in the show, Doocy went on to acknowledge and apologize for the mistake. His exact words on the show were: “We need to apologize… A technical error in the control room triggered a graphic of Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a date on it.” He then added, “We don’t want to make it seem anything other than that was a mistake. That was an accident.” A spokesperson from Fox News has also confirmed that it was an error made by the graphics team, and nothing more.
Justice Ginsburg is presently working from home while she recovers from a surgery that removed cancerous nodules from her lung. The nodules were spotted while she was in the hospital this past November after breaking 3 ribs in a fall. Due to the surgery, Justice Ginsburg was unable to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court. This was the first time this happened during the 25 years she has spent on the bench.
Apparently, Ginsburg has fought off cancer at two other points in her life. According to the Associated Press, she was fighting against cancer first in 1999 and a second time in 2009.
The Supreme Court has shared with the public that the pulmonary lobectomy was successful and that there weren’t any more signs of cancer in her body. They also expressed that her recovery is going smoothly and that she isn’t in need of any additional treatments.
The topic of Ginsburg’s health has been closely monitored by parties on both the left and right. Her supporters on the left in particular have been increasingly concerned due to reports indicating that the White House is anticipating her departure or death.
Now that her health is in better shape, her departure also seems unlikely. This past summer, she shared that she will most probably stick around the Supreme Court for at least another 5 years, which is a sign of hope for her supporters.