During a live interview with Donald Trump Monday morning,Fox News anchorHarris Faulkner made a rather outlandish error,telling the former president thatDepartment of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had resigned, to which Trump declared a \"victory.\" But there's one catch:Mayorkas never resigned.<\/p>\n
\"I want to get to this because it just happened now,\" the Fox News anchor began.\"I want to double-check this with our producers.The DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has resigned, Mr. President.\"<\/p>\n
Without skippinga beat, Trump indulged in the truly fake news generated by the Fox News anchor.\"I'm not surprised.Good. That's a big victory for our country,\" he replied.<\/p>\n
Faulkner, looking bewildered, was forced to almost immediately correct the record on air.<\/p>\n
\"Hold on. Let me stop, let me stop. Let me listen to my team one more time.Forgive me,\" Faulkner said, issuing a retraction of her own reporting.\"Forgive me. That has not happened, but andI apologize.\"<\/p>\n
Following the botched interview, a Fox News spokesperson told Salon that the mistake was made due to\"a virtual working environment\" but didnot add any further explanation or details.\"The error stemmed from an audio issue in a virtual working environment.We corrected the mistake and continued on with the interview,\" the spokesperson wrote in an email.<\/p>\n
During that same interview Monday morning,Faulkner found herself in another awkward situation afteraskingTrump why he is so outspokenabout President Joe Biden's immigration policies.<\/p>\n
\"Most ex-presidents like yourself don't weigh in at this level.Why did you feel you needed to on this issue?\" the host asked Trump.<\/p>\n
The former president then replied, \"Well, you called me. I didn't call you in all fairness.\"<\/p>\n
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