Yesterday, Shep Smith “stepped on the toes of the business department at Fox,” according to a tipster. At the top of Studio B, Smith said the “whole team was on vacation” when Tuesday’s market plunge took place. Here’s the exchange:
| SMITH: We freaked out in here yesterday. Where were you at the closing bell? Eventually it went down more than 500 points before recovering some. Was it a fluke or a sign of things to come or what? Our business correspondent Rebecca Gomez is here with more now. It was frightening for a moment! GOMEZ: I was on vacation, that’s where I was! Of all days to be on vacation. SMITH: Your whole team was on vacation. Thank goodness for Terry Keenan. GOMEZ: Yeah, she did a stellar job. SMITH: Yeah, she did. GOMEZ: This was the witching hour yesterday. It was a 200 point drop in a matter of minutes… |
Neil Cavuto was in LA for a conference, but other reporters (like Keenan, Dagen McDowell, Brenda Buttner, and David Asman) were on the air…
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