President Donald Trump didn’t have a friend in “Fox & Friends” for at least a moment on Wednesday.
Brian Kilmeade, co-host of one of Trump’s favorite shows, slammed the president’s refusal to condemn right-wing hate groups during Tuesday’s first presidential debate.
Debate moderator Chris Wallace, a Fox News colleague, asked Trump to denounce white supremacists for violence at anti-racism protests, and Trump wouldn’t go there, blaming “the left-wing” for the confrontations.
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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 19:Brian Kilmeade of Fox & Friends to discuss ‘Maroln Bundo’s a day in the life of The Vice President’ with Charlotte and Karen Pence at Fox News Studios on March 19, 2018 in New York City.(Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 18:Brian Kilmeade discusses the book ‘Capital Gaines’ and the ending of the show ‘Fixer Upper’with Chip and Joanna Gaines as they visit ‘Fox & Friends’at Fox News Studios on October 18, 2017 in New York City.(Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 18:Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade discuss the book ‘Capital Gaines’ and the ending of the show ‘Fixer Upper’ with Chip and Joanna Gaines as they visit ‘Fox & Friends’ at Fox News Studios on October 18, 2017 in New York City.(Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 21:(L-R) Mike Francesa and Brian Kilmeade attend the after party for ’30 For 30: Mike & The Mad Dog’ sponsored by Mohegan Sun during 2017 Tribeca/ESPN Film Festivalat White Street on April 21, 2017 in New York City.(Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for 2017 Tribeca Film Festival)
NASHVILLE, TN – FEBRUARY 23: Executive Director of CRS Bill Mayne (L) and TV personality Brian Kilmeade (R) attend CRS 2017 – Day 2 on February 23, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.(Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for CRS)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 18: British Ambassador Kim Darroch (L) and Fox News Channel TV personality Brian Kilmeade pose for a photo at an Afternoon Tea hosted by the British Embassy to mark the U.S. Presidential Inaugurationat The British Embassy on January 18, 2017 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 06:(L-R) Vice President-Elect Mike Pence poses for photos with ‘Fox & Friends’ hosts, Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade at Fox News Studios on December 6, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 28:Tim Tebow (L) and Brian Kilmeade promote their books on the set of ‘FOX & Friends’ at FOX Studios on November 28, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 21:Brian Kilmeade, Ayesha Curry, Carol Alexander, Ainsley Earhardt, and Steve Doocy enjoy a chili cooking session on ‘Fox and Friends’ at FOX Studios on September 21, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 17:(L-R) Brian Kilmeade, Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt attend ‘FOX & Friends’ All American Concert Series outside of FOX Studios on June 17, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Noam Galai/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 05:Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade during actor Eric Stonestreet and Mother Jamey Stonestreet Visit ‘Fox & Friends’ at FOX Studios on May 5, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 03:(L-R) Ainsley Earhardt, Bellamy Young and Brian Kilmeade pose for photos during ‘Fox & Friends’ at FOX Studios on May 3, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 17:(L-R) Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade, Rachael Ray, Anna Kooiman, and Cheryl Casone pose on the set of Fox & Friends at FOX Studios on February 17, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 08:(EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) (L-R) Actress Carmen Electra and Fox & Friends co-hosts Steve Doocy, Sandra Smith and Brian Kilmeade attend ‘Fox & Friends’ at FOX Studios on January 8, 2016 in New York City.(Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 02: TV Personality Brian Kilmeade and his son pose with Former President of ESPN and writer of ‘Every Town Is a Sports Town: Business Leadership at ESPN, from the Mailroom to the Boardroom’ George Bodenheimerattend the George Bodenheimer Book Party at Hearst Tower on June 2, 2015 in New York City.(Photo by Anna Webber/Getty Images for Hearst Corporation)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 19:(EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) (L-R) ‘Fox & Friends’ co-hosts Steve Doocy, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Brian Kilmeade, New York Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning and his father Archie Manning attend ‘Fox & Friends’ at FOX Studios on June 19, 2015 in New York City.(Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 08:Model Candice Swanepoel (2nd L) talks to ‘FOX & Friends’ co-hosts (L-R) Steve Doocy, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Brian Kilmeade at ‘FOX & Friends’, FOX Studios on December 8, 2014 in New York City.(Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 05:Condoleezza Rice is interviewed by host Brian Kilmeade during a taping of ‘FOX And Friends’ at FOX Studios on November 5, 2014 in New York City.(Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 14:Debra Messing (2nd L) and hosts Steve Doocy (L), Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade appear on set of ‘FOX & Friends’ at FOX Studios on October 14, 2014 in New York City.(Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 21:Ainsley Earhardt (L) and Brian Kilmeade (R) interview Kris Jenner during her visit to ‘FOX And Friends’ at FOX Studios on October 21, 2014 in New York City.(Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 13:(L-R) Heather Nauert, Kellie Pickler, Steve Doocy, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Maria Molina and Brian Kilmeade visit ‘FOX & Friends’ at FOX Studios on May 13, 2014 in New York City.(Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 19:(L-R) Jessica Alba poses with Steve Doocy, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and Brian Kilmeade during her visit to ‘FOX & Friends’ at FOX Studios on June 19, 2014 in New York City.(Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)Up Next
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The president at one point asked for a specific name of a white supremacist group he should condemn, and Democratic challenger Joe Biden offered the neo-fascist Proud Boys. “Proud Boys, stand back and stand by,” the president replied. (Trump’s response was celebrated as a call to readiness by the violent street gang.)
Kilmeade, after admonishing Biden for calling Trump a “clown” during the debate, sprinkled in a couple of sports metaphors to criticize the president’s performance.
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President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News speaks as President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery/Pool vi AP)
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News, center, gesturing during the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, right, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
US President Donald Trump and Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden take part in the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – SEPTEMBER 29:U.S. President Donald Trump participates in the first presidential debate against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – SEPTEMBER 29:Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participates in the first presidential debate against U.S. President Donald Trump at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – SEPTEMBER 29:Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participates in the first presidential debate against U.S. President Donald Trump at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3.(Photo by Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – SEPTEMBER 29:U.S. President Donald Trump participates in the first presidential debate against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Debate moderator and Fox News anchor Chris Wallace directs the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020. (Photo by Olivier Douliery / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on stage at the end of the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – SEPTEMBER 29:First lady Melania Trump stands with President Donald Trump as he looks at Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden as he is hugged by his wife Jill Biden during the first presidential debate at the Health Education Campus of Case Western Reserve University on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the first of three planned debates between the two candidates in the lead up to the election on November 3.(Photo by Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery/Pool via AP)
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, lean in to talk to moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News at the conclusion of the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
President Donald Trump walks away form the podium at the conclusion of the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
From l-r, first lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, walk off stage at the conclusion of the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, enter, walks in from l-r., Kimberly Guilfoyle, Lara Trump and Tiffany Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, fo the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows waits in his seat for the start of the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Guests wear face covering as the wait for the start of the first presidential debate, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
President Donald Trump speaks during the first presidential debate with Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery/Pool vi AP)
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. (Olivier Douliery/Pool vi AP)
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“Donald Trump ruined the biggest layup in the history of debates by not condemning white supremacists,” Kilmeade said. “I don’t know if he didn’t hear it, but he’s gotta clarify that right away. That’s like, ‘Are you against evil?’ Why the president didn’t just knock it out of the park, I’m not sure.”
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