The takedown of this Fox News guest who called Greta Thunberg ‘mentally ill’ is a very satisfying watch

John Plunkett. Updated September 24th, 2019

Like us you probably haven’t heard of Daily Wire podcast host Michael Knowles but that’s not important right now.

Like a lot of people of a certain political persuasion he’s been busy attacking Greta Thunberg but on this occasion he chose the wrong place to do it.

After he described Thunberg as a ‘mentally ill Swedish child’ a chap called Christopher Hahn was having none of it and his smackdown was just … blistering.

Holy shit

Michael Knowles of Daily Wire just called Greta Thunberg a "mentally ill Swedish child."@ChristopherHahn tore into him pic.twitter.com/Ki0cK6W3Ev

— jordan (@JordanUhl) 23 September 2019

That takedown in full!

‘Relax, skinny boy, I got this. You’re attacking a child. You’re a grown man, have some couth. Maybe on your podcast you can get away with whatever you want because nobody’s listening, but you’re on television. Be a grown up when you’re talking about children. She’s trying to save the planet because your president doesn’t believe in climate change. You should apologize on national television right now…You called her mentally ill. You’re despicable.’

We’re guessing the bit about no-one listening to his podcast hurt the most. And here are just a few of the things people said about it.

“Relax skinny boy” I’m dead

— (@catherinebouris) 24 September 2019

Autism is a developmental disorder. It is not a mental illness. To make me have to clarify that does a disservice to both communities. I have a son with autism, and I would choose it over whatever is clouding this man’s mind.

— (@KellySenatra) 24 September 2019

Michael Knowles looks like a can of Axe Body Spray got its wish to become a real boy.

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) 24 September 2019

Fox News later apologised.

‘The comment made by Michael Knowles who was a guest on The Story tonight was disgraceful – we apologize to Greta Thunberg and to our viewers.’

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