Fox News host Jeanine Pirro couldn't deal with President Joe Biden saying people should "show some respect" to flight attendants. Pirro went on an on-air rant in response.
The President said during a press conference from the White House:
"If you break the rules, be prepared to pay. And by the way, show some respect. The anger you see on television toward flight attendants and others doing their job is wrong. It's ugly."
This chastisement came during a press conference to announce broad new vaccination and testing mandates designed to help curb the spread of the pandemic.
Pirro couldn't abide the President's call for respect and decency to service industry workers, however.
During a segment on Fox News, Pirro launched into a diatribe on how flight attendants should respect passengers.
"Maybe some of the flight attendants ought to show some respect to us, OK?"
She even came up with a bizarre hypothetical situation to try to prove her point, accusing flight attendants of abusing their "power" during flights.
"If you're trying to feed a 2-year-old yogurt without a mask on and they decide to throw the mother off..."
"I mean, I could go on and on about the absurdity of people who don't have power, who are suddenly engaged and have power, and then they abuse it."
You can view a clip of Pirro's bizarre rant in the tweet below:
Jeanine Pirro is mad about Biden saying anti-maskers should respect flight attendants: "Maybe some of the flight attendants ought to show some respect to us."pic.twitter.com/ZAfF6jv2oR— Aaron Rupar (@Aaron Rupar) 1631223612
People on Twitter were highly critical of her rant.
Fox has had a vaccine mandate since June. Also, every Fox host knows damned well the vaccine is fine and got it ASAP. Rupert flew over from UK to get his shot as early as possible. they\u2019re *all* vaccinated, and all telling their audience not to be.— Lesley Gaspar (@Lesley Gaspar) 1631243120
Throwing tantrums because people are being asked to\u2026 [checks notes]\u2026 not infect flight attendants just trying to do their jobs with a highly contagious disease that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans.— Parker Molloy (@Parker Molloy) 1631230286
I was taught using good manners while on planes or other transportation was the expected norm. I have NEVER, never had a poor experience with a flight attendant. They generally are super professional and helpful, especially if they receive kindness in return. Pirro is ridiculous.— Margaret Thomas \ud83d\ude37\ud83d\uddfd (@Margaret Thomas \ud83d\ude37\ud83d\uddfd) 1631239419
You can tell by this video that she treats flight attendants (and serving staff in restaurants) like trashhttps://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1436082035181985792\u00a0\u2026— Jesse Hawken (@Jesse Hawken) 1631227467
*every reasonable person's nightmare— Rae (@Rae) 1631223774
I fly a lot. I have never, not once, seen a flight attendant be disrespectful, rude, unhelpful, or anything like that.\n\nI HAVE seen some Pirro-like passengers who were put in their place. Often by the other passengers.https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1436082035181985792\u00a0\u2026— 1stRepublic14thStar (@1stRepublic14thStar) 1631227251
A few people questioned why the mother in Pirro's hypothetical example would need to remove her mask to feed her child at all.
EXACTLY! This whole thing was like \u201cwhaaaaa???\u201d— Heatherly - Get your vaccine! (@Heatherly - Get your vaccine!) 1631227913
Several people pointed out flight attendants are much more than waitstaff in the air.
They serve multiple vital roles on flights.
People like Pirro forget that it was flight attendants Betty Ong and Amy Sweeney who were first to notify authorities via the in cabin Airphones that their plane had been hijacked. They forget that since 9/11, we are trained in how to prevent these types of terrorist attacks.— Angus Gibson (@Angus Gibson) 1631299733
Perhaps if people like Pirro put a fraction of the effort into curbing the pandemic as they do into complaining about public health protocols, Covid-19 would be under control.
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