Fox’s ‘Outnumbered’: Harris Faulkner Steps In To Protect Co-Hosts
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, more attention is being paid to the weight of words. The right-wing activist was gunned down in September, allegedly because of the views he shared on his podcast.
Fox News host Harris Faulkner jumped in during a recent discussion to remind her co-hosts that they “don’t mean” harm on anybody. The reminder came amid a harsh nickname that could be taken the wrong way. Keep reading for all the details.
Fox News Hosts Roast Joy Reid For Calling Beloved Christmas Song Racist
Joy Reid was a fixture on MSNBC until her show, The ReidOut, was canceled in early 2025. She left the network and launched a self-titled news program on social media. Joy Reid sparked controversy earlier this week by sharing a video criticizing a popular Christmas song as having racist origins.
Joy Reid’s video features a man at a plaque in Medford, Massachusetts, celebrating the place where James Lord Pierpont composed “Jingle Bells” in 1850. The video claims that the song, originally titled ” The One Horse Open Sleigh,” was meant to be performed at minstrel shows, which had white actors in blackface to mock Black people.
Fox News had an absolute field day with Joy Reid’s post and the suggestion that “Jingle Bells” is racist. The topic came up on Outnumbered, with Lara Trump stating, “It’s this kind of ridiculous take on things that got her taken right off the air.”
Charles Payne joked, “You mean Killjoy Reid.” The nickname caused the panel to break out laughing. “Killjoy Reid – we’re changing the name. It’s official,” Lara Trump added.
But not everyone was having a great time at Joy Reid’s expense.
Harris Faulkner Steps In: ‘We Don’t Mean Anybody Any Harm’ Amid Nickname
Harris Faulkner attempted to put a stop to the misconception. “Well, I want to say something about that, though, because I know that people will watch this and edit and take it out of context,” she said.
The Fox News anchor continued, “The word ‘Killjoy’ has nothing to do with her – it just has to do with taking away somebody’s joy.” Lara Trump suggested the nickname “Downer Reid” instead.
However, Harris Faulkner continued her point. “I just want to make sure that if people clip this that they understand that we don’t mean anybody any harm. She’s just sucking the fun out of things.”
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The host went on to with Joy Reid a “very Merry Christmas.”
While the Fox News host didn’t take the origin of “Jingle Bells” seriously, many people agreed with Joy Reid.
- “America’s identity is racism, not patriotism.”
- “Here’s a DIY experiment. Do a Google search for “The racist history of _____” on any subject, and you will find that almost everything in America is racist.”
- “The more I learn about…. *everything* the more *everything* makes me sick.”
- “now i’m just fed up, what DOESN’T have anti-Black origins in this system?”
- “Honestly- I’m going back to jingle bells Batman smells then”
Tell us in the comments if you think it was dangerous for Fox News to label Joy Reid as “Killjoy.”
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Joy Reid, vitriolic rant about the song “Jingle Bells” being racist is absurd. She needs good dose Christmas Cheer. I pray she finds it.
killjoy means someone who takes the fun out of life. if the shoe fits, wear it. problem is everyone has lost their healthy sense of humor.
race has nothing to do with anything except those who believe they should be entitled to something they never went through. they haven’t been slaves in many generations now. except in the chip the cling to on theitshoulder. their ancestors would be ashamed of them. not working hard to benefit from all thats available to them and sitting back and demanding money for nothing. their is no price in that. a college education is available to anyone who is willing work hard for it! no matter what race.
Christmas is pagan in origin and the song jingle bells is based on the bells slaves around slaves necks to track them.
Christmas was banned until the turn of the 20th century. Jesus wasn’t born in December and all of Xmas tradition is rooted in paganism.
All of organized religion is based on pagan traditions and gods. Those traditions were taken by the Vatican and adapted, given new names. The celebration of the pagan sun God was December 25th. Even though the only birthdays celebrated in the Bible were involved in violence and murder, the Vatican assigned the Sun gods Bday to Jesus. Fact
Joy Reid is racist and an idiot. You clowns create racism. It was all part of Obama, “The Great Dividers” playbook. If the government had controlled our borders and not let millions of people in, then we could have better taken care our own citizens. Think about that and stop with derogatory narratives to keep dividing the country.