Elizabeth Warren rejects Fox News town hall invite, slams network's 'hate-for-profit' model
By MJ Lee, CNN... moreElizabeth Warren rejects Fox News town hall invite, slams network's 'hate-for-profit' model
By MJ Lee, CNN
Updated 1524 GMT (2324 HKT) May 14, 2019
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to local residents during an organizing event, Friday, May 3, 2019, in Ames, Iowa.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
(CNN)Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Tuesday morning that she is rejecting an invitation from Fox News to participate in a town hall with the network, slamming the outlet as a "hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists."
In a series of tweets, the Massachusetts Democrat said that what she sees as Fox News' "hate-for-profit" model means that the network "balances a mix of bigotry, racism, and outright lies with enough legit journalism to make the claim to advertisers that it's a reputable news outlet. It's all about dragging in ad money -- big ad money."... less
