Fox news show taken off air after Muslim comment

Fox News weekend host Jeanine Pirro and U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. Photos / Getty Images

Fox News weekend host Jeanine Pirro's show didn't air a week after her comments questioning US politician Ilhan Omar over her wearing a Muslim head covering. No explanation was given.

Pirro's show, Justice With Judge Jeanine, was replaced on Saturday night by other programming. The Fox News schedule for the upcoming weekend doesn't include the show.

An email seeking comment was sent yesterday to Fox representatives.

US President Donald Trump tweeted yesterday morning about Pirro's absence, saying she should be brought back.

Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro. The Radical Left Democrats, working closely with their beloved partner, the Fake News Media, is using every trick in the book to SILENCE a majority of our Country. They have all out campaigns against @FoxNews hosts who are doing too well. Fox .....

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2019

"Stop working soooo hard on being politically correct, which will only bring you down, and continue to fight for our Country. The losers all want what you have, don't give it to them," one of his tweets said.

Fox News had "strongly condemned" Pirro's commentary on Omar, the first-term representative from Minnesota.

Pirro had questioned whether Omar's wearing of a hijab was "indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which is in itself antithetical to the US Constitution?"

Fox said Pirro's views didn't reflect the network and it had addressed the issue with her, but didn't specify what that entailed.

Omar, in a tweet, thanked Fox for the statement, saying no one should question a person's commitment to the Constitution because of a person's faith or country of origin. Omar is a Somali immigrant.

Pirro said her intention had been to start a debate, but that being Muslim didn't mean someone didn't support the Constitution. She invited Omar to her show.

- AP