Fox News’ Dana Perino Sparks Viewer Disgust Over Controversial Comments As Backlash Quickly Grows
Fox News host Dana Perino drew criticism from some viewers after her comments on the prospect of Trump escalating U.S. military action against Iran.
Dana Perino made comments that sparked outrage among Fox viewers (Image: undefined)
Fox News anchor Dana Perino faced backlash from audiences after seemingly welcoming the possibility of President Donald Trump intensifying U.S. military operations against Iran.
Perino delivered the comments during a segment on The Five discussing Trump’s assertion that Tehran had breached a ceasefire.
“You know how it ends,” Perino said. “Yeah, you know how it ends. It ends with Iran being put away, yeah. And then, then, and then Trump and NATO make up. That’s that’s how it ends. I could write that tomorrow.” This comes as her fellow Fox News host Brian Kilmeade also faced backlash this week after his “disgraceful” boast about Trump.
This follows Trump’s statement that Pete Hegseth was prepared to execute a military strike during the funeral of Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei, who was killed in US and Israeli strikes.
When a co-host questioned Perino, “Who would play Iran?” Perino responded, “Penelope Cruz.”
She maintained that Trump had pursued diplomatic channels and implied he may possess intelligence regarding potential dangers.
“President Trump gave peace a chance, and I, he said something today in one of the press conferences early or when he was with Zelensky, and he was talking about assassination attempts on his life and that he is a big target of Iran,” Perino said.
“And I went back and I read the sentence a couple of times, and I don’t know for sure, but it seems to me he must have additional information that they, they want to continue to try to kill him,” she continued.
Perino indicated Trump had reached his breaking point with Tehran. “And then it’s like, enough, enough with you,” she said.
She continued, “And also they, he can see and they’re watching, and during this funeral where he gave them a free pass, you can move about the country, you can have your funeral, and they were doing funny business, and he’s like, no more.”
Trump suggested intensifying U.S. military operations against Iran (Image: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)
Perino went on to add, “So he started to go after the small boats that were doing the mines and then what does Iran do? They track the neighbors.”
So I think that he is done with the back and forth. He doesn’t want to keep dating this way and he can trust in the United States military to do what it needs to do so that he can move on from this,” she concluded.
The remarks sparked fury among online viewers.
“Iran being put away’? Really, Dana, I thought you were smarter than that,” one user wrote.
Another posted, “It’s time for the tenth plague @realDonaldTrump. All other plagues have only hardened their hearts – they must fell defeated before any change can happen. #IranWar.”
Someone else chimed in, “Speaking of Ending Ceasefire Deal With Iran… Not good timing since gas prices about to surge going into summer driving season and vital mid terms..”
