Yahoo News Geraldo calls out Hannity for being vaxxed while encouraging viewers to fight mandates
Geraldo Rivera was on “Hannity,” Tuesday, when a conversation regarding Aaron Rodgers allegedly lying about his Covid-19 vaccination status turned personal for the Fox News personality.
“You know Sean, in January I lost a beloved nephew Bobby Reed to this disease” Rivera said. “I despise vaccinated people who are smug in their protection who urge unvaccinated people to exercise their freedoms.”
Several media outlets have accused Fox News of promoting anti-vax propaganda and misinformation about the disease. When his colleague Sean Hannity suggested viewers be allowed to mislead employers or other people about their vaccination status, Rivera laid into him.
“If I'm in your room with my grandchildren who are not vaccinated because they are too young and you lie about vaccine status and you sneeze on my grandchildren,” said Rivera, “that could be a crime. That is absolutely so selfish.”
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GERALDO RIVERA: If I'm in your room with my grandchildren, who are not vaccinated because they're too young, and you lied about your vaccine status, and you sneeze on my grandchildren, that is-- that could be a crime. That is absolutely so selfish.
KYLIE MAR: Geraldo Rivera was on Hannity Tuesday when a conversation regarding Aaron Rodgers allegedly lying about his COVID-19 vaccination status turned personal for the Fox News personality.
GERALDO RIVERA: You know, Sean, in January, I lost a beloved nephew, Bobby Reid, to this disease. He left his wife Michelle--
SEAN HANNITY: I've lost friends, too. It's horrible.
GERALDO RIVERA: --and his children, Tyler and Casey.
KYLIE MAR: Several media outlets have accused Fox News of promoting anti-vax propaganda and misinformation about the disease. And when his colleague Sean Hannity suggested companies with vaccine mandates make accommodations for non-vaccinated people, Geraldo called him out.
SEAN HANNITY: Can we meet in the middle and find an accommodation--
GERALDO RIVERA: At one point-- no--
SEAN HANNITY: --or not?
GERALDO RIVERA: There is no accommodation.
SEAN HANNITY: Not at all.
GERALDO RIVERA: I despise-- let me be very frank. I despise vaccinated people who are smug in their protection, who urge unvaccinated people to exercise their freedoms.
KYLIE MAR: While Hannity himself is vaccinated, he has repeatedly encouraged viewers to fight vaccine mandates, which Geraldo argued is both hypocritical and dangerous.
GERALDO RIVERA: It's like the guy in the street who's--
SEAN HANNITY: If they get every day--
GERALDO RIVERA: --telling the guy on the ledge to jump.
SEAN HANNITY: All right.
