Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance apologized for a since-deleted tweet claiming Fox News would not be airing Robert Mueller’s upcoming testimony.
Vance, the former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama who served under President Obama, explained that she meant the tweet on Sunday to be ironic but deleted it to avoid confusion.
“Fox isn’t showing Mueller’s testimony Wednesday. Trump is afraid of what will happen if his base gets to hear Mueller’s testimony for themselves,” Vance initially tweeted, according to screenshots.
— Nadia Jewel (@NadiaJewel) July 22, 2019
Her comment drew some confused reactions as there was no accompanying report or source for her information.
“Fox isn’t showing Mueller’s testimony Wednesday. Trump is afraid of what will happen if his base gets to hear Mueller’s testimony for themselves.”
Whoops. University Professor with distinguished twitter blue checkmark isn’t telling the truth about Fox News.
Shocker! pic.twitter.com/nF5Vb7w8of— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) July 21, 2019
Hours later, she tweeted again, clarifying that she had been joking.
“Y’all, a kind friend pointed out my goofy sense of humor doesn’t always translate onto Twitter. I know most of you get the irony by now. It will be interesting to see Fox’s coverage in light of Trump’s statement he won’t be watching the hearing,” the MSNBC contributor tweeted ahead of deleting the original comment.
Y’all, a kind friend pointed out my goofy sense of humor doesn’t always translate onto Twitter. I know most of you get the irony by now. It will be interesting to see Fox’s coverage in light of Trump’s statement he won’t be watching the hearing. https://t.co/jP1y2GoW3S
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 21, 2019
Vance later apologized and deleted the tweet altogether, noting it was a better choice than to be “unintentionally misinforming people.”
I’ve deleted an earlier tweet I intended ironically, but that some took as factual regarding Fox news coverage of Mueller’s testimony. My apologies to anyone I confused. I don’t like to delete tweets but that seems a better course than unintentionally misinforming people.
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 21, 2019
Mueller is set to appear before both the House Intelligence and House Judiciary Committees on Wednesday, July 24. Fox News anchor Bret Baier noted that his network had always planned to air the former special counsel’s testimony.
Actually I am anchoring our coverage with @marthamaccallum all day Wednesday. Sorry you missed the promos. Thanks. https://t.co/YKjDKtSMMG
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) July 21, 2019
Vance responded to Baier, noting “one of the risks of Twitter” in trying to be funny.
Saw your promos & look forward to the coverage. Apparently, my early morning irony didn’t quite come off, one of the risks of Twitter.
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 21, 2019
While Fox News will be joining many other networks in covering Mueller’s testimony about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, President Trump will not be tuning in.
“It’s a disgrace. No other president should have to go through it,” Trump told reporters Friday about the House vote that stopped an impeachment resolution. “As far as I’m concerned, they already took their impeachment vote, and the impeachment vote was so lopsided, it was a massive victory.”
(Video: The Washington Post)
“At some point they have to stop playing games,” Trump said. “They’re just playing games. You know, I won’t be watching Mueller.”
And while Vance attempted to dismiss her initial tweet as a failed attempt at humor, many Twitter users were not buying what she was selling.
“Fox isn’t showing Mueller’s testimony Wednesday. Trump is afraid of what will happen if his base gets to hear Mueller’s testimony for themselves.
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) July 21, 2019”I keep trying to find the “irony” in this tweet. So far, I’m stumped.
— Noxious News (@NoxiousNews) July 21, 2019
“I’ve deleted an earlier tweet because I was caught lying”*
— Colonel Angus (@WETDAWG75) July 21, 2019
After being called out by @johnnydollar01 and @yashar MSNBC contributor who claimed ‘Fox isn’t showing Mueller’s testimony’ now says ‘Y’all, a kind friend pointed out my goofy sense of humor doesn’t always translate onto Twitter.’
We report, you decide. pic.twitter.com/OfaqSwough— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) July 21, 2019
You may have deleted it, but the internet lives forever. LOL!!! Come on cut the crap, you knew what you were doing. You were trying to spread #FakeNews and be a #NeverTrumper at the same time and it backfired badly. pic.twitter.com/4w7utPqWyu
— William Davis (@davis1988will) July 21, 2019
It wasn’t irony though. Just a lie
— Tracy (@tx_tracy) July 21, 2019
MSNBC contributor gets it wrong, again.
— Icrealjc❌ (@icrealjc) July 21, 2019
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