Fox Host Blames Bernie For Stock Market Plummet

Mediaite reports:

Fox Business host Charles Payne attributed a plunge in the stock market on Monday to Sen. Bernie Sanders‘ current momentum in the presidential campaign. After America’s Newsroom co-host Ed Henry asked whether the sell off was “all coronavirus or is this the first time the market’s were open since Bernie Sanders took control of the Democratic battle,” Payne replied that “the Bernie factor is finally rearing its head in the stock market.”

“Molina Health, one of the biggest health insurance in this country, is down eight percent. United Health is down over six percent,” he explained. “Anthem is down five percent. Hospital stocks are getting hit.” Upon being asked by co-host Sandra Smith whether the drops could really be attributed to Sanders,” Payne responded, “Absolutely. There’s absolutely no doubt. This is the first time I think Wall Street is taking Sanders very seriously.”

RELATED: In 2018, Payne blamed a stock market tumble on Democrats investigating Trump. Payne was suspended by Fox News in 2017 over allegations of sexual harassment made by a recurring guest on his show, Scottie Nell Hughes, who later upped her claims to rape and defamation. Those charges were dismissed but Fox News made an undisclosed settlement in 2018 over Hughes’ claim of professional retaliation. She now works for the Russian outlet RT.