money Fox News host baselessly claims that 'something's going to happen' to Joe Biden, forcing her colleague to walk her comment back
The Fox News opinion host Jeanine Pirro speculated on Wednesday that "something's going to happen" to the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden.
Pirro added that the supposed event would cause the former vice president to be removed from the ballot during the presidential election in November.
The Fox News commentator Dana Perino appeared to say on the microphone, "Oh man."
Pirro later went on to interrupt a hand-off to Watters to clarify her remarks, but it still wasn't clear what she meant.
The Fox News opinion host Jeanine Pirro baselessly suggested on Wednesday evening that "something's going to happen" to the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, and that it would cause the former vice president to be removed from the ballot during the presidential election in November.
"For some reason, I just have this feeling that Joe Biden isn't going to be on the ticket," Pirro said during a Fox News segment.
"I have a sense that something's going to happen before the election and he's not even going to be on the ticket, so don't even ask me if he's going to make the four years," she added.
As Pirro continued with her analysis on Biden's newly announced running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, the Fox News commentator Jesse Watters could be heard in the background expressing caution. Another commentator, Dana Perino, appeared to say on the microphone, "Oh man."
Pirro would later qualify her roughly three-minute monologue, saying at the end, "We certainly don't hope that anything happens to Vice President Joe Biden anytime soon."
Pirro appeared to allude to concerns over Biden's age. Throughout the 2020 campaign, President Donald Trump's surrogates have launched a media blitz suggesting that Biden, who is 77, is not physically or mentally fit to become the next president.
The Fox News host Bret Baier later mentioned Pirro's remarks and attempted to clarify them, suggesting that the commentator meant to say Biden would not be formally receiving his party's nomination at the Democratic National Convention next week.
"First of all let me just say that I respect Judge Jeanine's opinions and her fiery passion about things," Baier said. "Last night was the last ... Democratic primary in Connecticut where 60 delegates went to Joe Biden. So he is going to be the nominee."
"And next week we're going to see the official nomination, you're saying that he doesn't make it all the way," Baier added. "The bumper stickers are already printed. It's Biden-Harris, and he's going to be the nominee as of next week."
Pirro later went on to interrupt a hand-off to Watters to further modify her remarks. Though Pirro denied that her previous comments were in relation to Biden's health, her explanation did little to clarify them.
"And can I say something, Jesse, I just want to say something," Pirro said. "Look, I wish him all good health. That's not what I'm talking about. He's got the numbers. But things are so crazy right now. I don't know what's happening in the Democratic Party. And that's all I'm saying. I mean, I hope he lives forever. That's not my point."
"Right, right, we understand," Watters replied.
Biden is three years older than Trump, which would make him the oldest sitting president on Inauguration Day if elected. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who ran for the Democratic nomination before dropping out, is 78.
Pirro, a former district attorney and a longtime Fox News contributor, has faced criticism for her remarks in the past. In March 2019, she questioned Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's allegiance to the country based on her religion.
"Omar wears a hijab, which according to the Koran 33:59, tells women to cover so they won't get molested," Pirro said in a segment. "Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence to Shariah law, which in itself is antithetical to the United States Constitution?" Pirro said in a segment.
The remarks sparked fierce backlash, prompting her network to issue a statement: "We strongly condemn Jeanine Pirro's comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar. They do not reflect those of the network and we have addressed the matter with her directly."
In recent months, the Trump campaign and his supporters have boosted numerous selectively cut video clips of Biden stumbling over his speeches.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi received similar treatment in May 2019, after Trump shared a video compilation that made the Democrat appear to profusely stammer during a press conference.
"PELOSI STAMMERS THROUGH NEWS CONFERENCE,'" Trump quipped in a caption to the tweeted video clip.
The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Update: The story has been updated to include remarks Pirro made later during the Fox News segment.
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