(Bloomberg) -- Fox Business host Trish Regan is leaving the network following comments she made on her show earlier this month that some people took to suggest the risk from coronavirus was being overstated for political reasons.
On her show, ‘Trish Regan Primetime,' the host said Democrats and the “liberal media” were using the virus to “destroy the president.” Regan also blamed stock market declines on Donald Trump's rivals, calling it “another attempt to impeach the president.” While she spoke, the headline ‘Coronavirus Impeachment Scam' appeared next to her.
Fox Corp. attributed the departure to the company's move to reduce its live prime-time programming and focus resources on continuous breaking news coverage of the virus.
“I have enjoyed my time at FOX and now intend to focus on my family during these troubled times,” Regan said in a statement the network provided. “I'm looking forward to this next chapter in my career.”
Regan's show was an hour-long program that aired weekdays starting at 8 p.m. eastern time on the Fox Business channel. The company said earlier this month that the show was going on hiatus to free up news staff.
Regan, a former Bloomberg Television host, joined Fox in 2015. Bloomberg and Fox Business are competitors in the market for business cable-TV news.
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