Air Force veteran BANNED from Fox News for smearing McCain…

That guy who mocked McCain saying that torture worked on him and called him “songbird” has been banned from Fox News.

From CNN media critic Brian Stelter:

McInerney’s McCain smear

Air Force veteran and former Fox News military analyst Thomas McInerney used to espouse the “birther” conspiracy theory. On Thursday he brought up another baseless claim — that John McCain helped the enemy in Vietnam. PolitiFact looked into this ten years ago and deemed it a “pants on fire” lie.

But when McInerney said it on Thursday morning on Fox Business — while attempting to justify the use of torture methods — there was no push-back or reaction from host Charles Payne. “Sir, thank you very much,” Payne said a few seconds afterward. The outrageous comment quickly spread across social media, thanks in large part to liberal critics of Fox. Within hours, Payne issued an apology, asserting that he didn’t hear what McInerney said because a producer was talking in his ear at the same time. Payne apologized via Twitter and on TV. But I haven’t been able to reach McInerney, and haven’t seen him issue a response…

Fox says he won’t be back

McInerney’s contributor deal with Fox ended last year. A Fox spokeswoman tells me he will no longer be invited on Fox Business or Fox News as a guest…

My suggestion for McInerney

As I said on “AC360,” McCain’s friends sadly don’t think they have much time left with him. Hopefully they’re wrong, but they are cherishing each and every day. McCain has a book coming out on May 22 and an HBO documentary on May 28. McInerney should read, watch, and learn…

Here’s the video of his comments:

Donald Trump supporters are now going on TV and smearing the service and POW status of a dying man. What has this country come to? pic.twitter.com/OPd40rzkqm

— VoteVets (@votevets) May 10, 2018

Here’s Payne’s apology:

Again, I think it’s just sad that we’ve gotten to this point and there are plenty of people cheering on this kind of low pathetic behavior. Also, #MAGA!!!