Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy on Sunday made a strange reach, suggesting that Jill Bidenās partially at fault for the crisis in Afghanistan because she allowed her husband to run for president.
During a segment on President Joe Bidenās slipping approval ratings amid the Taliban takeover of Kabul, āFox & Friendsā weekend co-host Will Cain said the U.S. was losing standing on the world stage as a result of Bidenās handling of Afghanistan.
Campos-Duffy agreed, then went on to point the finger at the first lady.
āWhen you look at whatās hurting America, when you look at this lack of leadership, and you wonder, who are the people responsible for putting someone this incompetent and frankly this, you know, mentally frail in this position?ā she said.
āIām sorry, as a political spouse, I canāt help but look at Jill Biden,ā continued Campos-Duffy, who is married to former GOP congressman Sean Duffy.
āNo one knew better his state of mind than Dr. Jill Biden,ā she added, making a point of emphasizing ādoctor,ā even though the first lady holds a doctorate in education, not medicine.
āAnd if you ask me, the most patriotic thing Jill Biden could have done was tell her husband ā to love her husband ā and not let him run in this mental state that heās in,ā she concluded. āI think she failed the country as well.ā
Itās apparently on-brand for the Fox News host, who earlier this year accused former first lady Michelle Obama, a private citizen, of failing to help schools to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic.
Jill Bidenās name was trending after the segment, as her supporters flooded the feed with praise for her and Fox News critics shook their heads at the remarks. Some asked why Melania Trump wasnāt blamed for any of her husbandās decisions, including the deal he cut with the Taliban last year, his handling of the pandemic, and the insurrection he incited. Others simply marveled at the extent of the reach.
Fox News did not immediately return a request for comment.
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