- Fox News star Geraldo Rivera criticized President Donald Trump in a tweet on Saturday for his behavior since losing the election to President-elect Joe Biden.
- Rivera, a supporter of the president, said Trump “has behaved like a frat boy with a right” since losing a “bitterly contested election”.
- Rivera also targeted conservative lawyer Sidney Powell, calling her a “pathetic lawyer” who is “working to destroy Donald Trump’s legacy”.
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Geraldo Rivera, Fox News general correspondent, criticized President Donald Trump for his behavior since losing the election to President-elect Joe Biden.
On a tweet On Saturday night, Rivera said he supported Trump for four years, while the president was “attacked by leftist scoundrels who conjured up the farce of Russia to destroy his presidency.”
“Unfortunately he lost a hard-contested election,” he said. “However, since he behaved like a frat boy rightfully.”
Rivera has openly supported the president. However, he acknowledged since November that Trump lost the election, although the president refuses to concede and continues to challenge the results.
On November 12, Rivera praised Trump for his time in office, but also said that the time would soon come for the president to “say goodbye with grace and dignity”.
—Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) December 27, 2020
Trump and some of his allies continued to deny the election results, even after the Electoral College vote confirmed Biden’s victory. Instead, they initiated a series of lawsuits, the vast majority of which were dismissed.
During an appearance on Fox News earlier this month, Rivera said Trump was damaging “the structure of our democracy” by dragging the elections.
Rivera also aimed at conservative lawyer and Trump defender Sidney Powell in a tweet Saturday night.
In response to a tweet that said Powell “will burn the deep state” with evidence, Rivera called her “pathetic”.
“Sidney Powell is a pathetic lawyer who, among others, is working to destroy Donald Trump’s legacy,” he said.
Powell spread unfounded allegations about the election, including some about widespread electoral fraud and voting machines “reversing” Trump’s votes for Biden.
None of their legal challenges were upheld in court, with judges rejecting their cases for lack of evidence or legitimacy.