Fox News Somehow Hits New Low on Israeli Hospital Strike Justification
Plus, Charlamagne tha God's Useful Idiot-level nickname for Hakeem Jeffries
Useful Idiots is heralded for it’s scathing nicknames of politicians, pundits, and organizations (see: the Fraudfather, the Apartheid Defense League, BlueAnon, and on), and it’s not often that others can match our witted brutality. So when we come across a worthy opponent, we have no choice but to give them credit:
Charlamagne tha God’s new nickname for the whining, rhyming, Israeli agent from New York known as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is close to perfect. Subscribe to hear the nickname and Aaron and Katie’s reaction to it.
But first on this cringe-worthy Thursday Throwdown, we’re watching Trump’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff go on Fox News to discuss Israel’s “double-tap” attack on a hospital in Gaza, which killed 20 people, including 5 journalists. Double-tap means Israel bombed the hospital, waited for rescue workers, doctors, and journalists to arrive at the hospital, and then bombed it again.
In a mealy-mouthed defense, Witkoff pulled out all the Israeli talking points to cover for their war crime, but the real kicker comes when Fox News’ Bret Baier goes beyond what even Israel has said and comes up with a new lie of his own:
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