The media was stunned when Fox News’ most popular pundit Bill O’Reilly was fired from the network in April following the publication of a New York Times article reporting that O’Reilly had settled in court to resolve sexual harassment allegations.
Given the recent sexual-assault controversy surrounding Roger Ailes, it’s no surprise that O’Reilly was quickly thrown under the bus as the network feared a PR nightmare.
Just weeks after his departure from Fox, O’Reilly appeared on Glenn Beck’s program, which airs on his “The Blaze” network. In that interview, O’Reilly told Beck that “This was a hit.” in regards to his firing. “In the weeks to come, we’re going to be able to explain some of it,” he said. “It has to do with destroying voices that the far left and the organized left-wing cabal doesn’t like,” he continued.
Now, O’Reilly is speaking out again, and he’s coming out swinging.
Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly regrets his decision not to fight back against those who successfully attempted to oust him from his longtime job at Fox News.
He crushed his progressive counterparts on CNN and MSNBC in the ratings game, so when liberal activists finally saw an opportunity to go on the offensive against him, they seized on the opportunity earlier this year when it was revealed that O’Reilly had settled a number of sexual harassment lawsuits with several different women. While the women contended O’Reilly had sexually harassed them, O’Reilly said he settled the lawsuits to make the noise go away — all while maintaining his innocence.
In hindsight, O’Reilly says he should have fought back against those putting pressure on his advertisers, like his friend Sean Hannity did, who recently also had liberal activists pressure his advertisers in an effort to oust him.
“This was no accident our sponsors were attacked. This is very well organized. They tried to with Hannity. Hannity actually fought back. I didn’t. I should have. For reasons that I cannot explain now, I did not,” O’Reilly explained.
“Hannity knows they’re looking to get him.”
H/T The Blaze
Watch O’Reilly’s interview below. The relevant comments about his termination at Fox began at 12:20:
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