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Fox News apologized for airing archival video of a hatless President Donald Trump during coverage Sunday of his attendance at the dignified transfer ceremony for U.S. soldiers killed in the Middle East war.
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Updated 6d ago |
Created Mar 09
Fox Network apologized for airing archival video of a hatless President Donald Trump during its coverage of his attendance at the dignified transfer ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers killed in conflict with Iran, admitting it was "an honest mistake" and insisting Saturday's actual footage would have shown him wearing military headgear as six service members arrived home on that day instead.
Key Points
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1Fox News apologized for airing archival footage of a hatless President Donald Trump during coverage of his attendance at U.S. soldiers' transfer ceremony.
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2The video aired on Sunday morning, featuring bodies arriving home from the Middle East conflict with Iran that died Saturday night.
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3Network executives insisted it was an honest mistake and admitted they used old rather than fresh footage for their broadcast.
Developments
[Mar 09]
Fox News issued on-air apologies Sunday morning after airing the video during live coverage of President Trump's attendance at a dignified transfer ceremony honoring U.S. soldiers killed in war with Iran.
[Sat, Mar 15] (implied context)
Six service members who died while fighting conflict with Iran arrived home on Saturday night; the network used old footage of President Trump instead of fresh video from that day's event for Sunday morning coverage.