A spokesman for Mayor Tishaura Jones is clapping back at Fox & Friends after the cable news show broadcast two hit pieces on St. Louis — pieces relying on a disgraced former police detective as well as a state senator who lives a full hour outside the city.
“We saw the Fox & Friends segments regarding St. Louis crime and noticed that you may be lacking some essential facts regarding crime and safety in the City of St. Louis,” writes Director of Communications Conner Kerrigan, proceeding to outline some of the missing information — including the fact that crime was down dramatically in St. Louis last year.
In a tactless move, Fox & Friends aired its hit pieces about the city on the same day as the Kansas City mass shooting.
Fox & Friends Host Lawrence Jones personally visited St. Louis and produced two segments — one that claims violence is “soaring” in the city (it’s not) and another that blames “ defund the police” rhetoric for crime (the police have not been defunded).
The show also described Cori Bush as being “one of the newest members of the squad” and, despite the fact she has nothing to do with municipal governance, suggested that she is responsible for St. Louis crime.