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Fox News Suddenly Cancels ‘Lou Dobbs Tonight,’ — Trump Issues Statements Praising Dobbs: ‘Nobody Loves America More Than Lou’

By • February 6, 2021 11:17 pm

Fox News has abruptly canceled the show “Lou Dobbs Tonight” with the final broadcast aired Friday night, according to multiple reports.

The “Lou Dobbs Tonight” is Fox Business’ highest-rated show hosted by Lou Dobbs, a known conservative populist — who has publicly spoken against bad trade deals, protecting American jobs, strengthening US manufacturing, and often hitting the country’s failed laws on illegal immigration.

The show airs daily at 5 p.m. ET, re-aired at 7p.m. on Fox Business, and is the top-rated “news program on business television.”

The network confirmed canceling Dobb’s show but it offered no clear explanation behind the decision to end the show which has a bigger audience than all its competition. Fox Business merely said that it regularly reviews its programming lineup.

“Plans have been in place to launch new formats as appropriate post-election, including on Fox Business,” the network said. “This is part of those planned changes.”

Nonetheless, reports noted that the sudden cancellation of the show was related to the $2.7 billion defamation suit filed against Fox Corporation and its two other Fox anchors — including Lou Dobbs — by voting software maker Smartmatic alleging that the company “defaming” them by questioning the integrity of the vote-counting process in the 2020 election.

CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter claimed that Fox News’ decision to cancel the “Lou Dobbs Tonight” show was done to hold Dobbs “accountable” for reporting on the voter fraud issue in the November 3 election.

“Breaking news, ‘Lou Dobbs Tonight’ which happens to be the highest-rated show on Fox Business, is suddenly canceled. Dobbs, who peddled false theories of election fraud claims all the way through this saga, is named with two other Fox hosts in a $2.7 billion lawsuit.”

Stelter said: “It’s Dobbs’ extreme content that is the issue and his weakness with advertisers. Of course, he was a sycophant for President Trump. One of Trump’s biggest boosters on TV, and now there is less use for that.”

The CNN correspondent also alleged that “Dobbs was a troublemaker for Fox even before spreading the lie about the election.” Despite being the highest-rated show on Fox Business, Stelter claimed that “advertisers didn’t want to be anywhere near him” and that the show “wasn’t profitable.”

“There are a lot of factors. The biggest factor is the obvious one. The big lie about the election actually has consequences. Maybe not for President Trump … but at least for people that peddled his lies, they are being held accountable,” CNN’s Stelter alleged.

Trump backs Lou Dobbs as show ends

Meanwhile, former President Trump reacted to the news on the cancellation of “Lou Dobbs Tonight” — a show he has frequented as President, and said he will be among the hosts many loyal followers who will watch his next move.

“Lou Dobbs is and was great,” the former president said in a statement. “Nobody loves America more than Lou. He had a large and loyal following that will be watching closely for his next move, and that following includes me.”

An outpour of support also greeted the “Lou Dobbs” show host on social media.

“We will be following you wherever you go.”

“@LouDobbs you are the greatest of all time! Just let us know where we can listen to you in the future, and we all will!”

“Very sad news: @foxnewshas cancelled @LouDobbs Tonight.  Lou is a friend and a great American.  I hope he finds a home on another network ASAP.  Good luck Lou!”

“God bless you @LouDobbs for your courage in fighting the fake news to get the truth to the American people. Knowing you, the best is yet to come—and we’ll all be right there with you when it does!”

“Lou Dobbs. The very best. Smartest voice on television. Had the highest rated show, by far, on his network. Had the highest rated show on the network he was on before FOX too, and the network before that.  FOX in a tailspin.”

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“God bless @LouDobbs – a great American and a great broadcaster. He was one of the true conservatives in “conservative” broadcasting.”

“@LouDobbsis the GOAT!!”

“Because @LouDobbs speaks truth and is a patriot. We will follow Lou, but @FoxNews is a hard pass.”

“I love @LouDobbs. I’ve listened to him for decades, long before he was on@FoxNews. He’s a great American. I wish him the best, and will follow him to wherever he broadcasts from next.”

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“@LouDobbs, you won’t be missed simply because we will still follow you! Keep up the great journalistic work. Whatever your endeavors may consist of now, I personally wish you nothing but the absolute best, sir!”

Dobbs —  who began his career at CNN in 1980 and moved to Fox Business in 2011 — responded to the former President’s statement regarding the end of his show.

“Thanks for your kind words Mr. President. God bless you and all the American patriots who make this country great,” the 75-year old host said.

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