Fox News host Emily Compagno, while downplaying criticism that women’s rights are under assault in the United States, claimed this week that pregnant Kenyan women are not only denied voting rights but are also prevented from physically leaving their homes.
It didn’t take long, though, for actual Kenyans to call out her comments as misleading and demand the host and network issue a correction.
Despite the backlash, however, Compagno isn’t backing down, instead citing an unsourced website to make her case.
During a July 5 appearance on Fox News late-night “comedy” show Gutfeld!, Compagno took issue with celebrities wading into political issues and allegedly trying to “cancel” the Fourth of July. She chastised those who’ve complained that American women are losing their rights by noting that it pales in comparison to what women in other countries face.
“The insularity of these celebrities is so asinine to me! It is so nauseating. These comments are totally delusional,” the Outnumbered co-host fumed, adding: “We have less voting rights? What about in Kenya where pregnant women can’t leave the house so they absolutely have no constructive right to vote?”
As first flagged by liberal watchdog Media Matters, Compagno’s eyebrow-raising remarks about Kenya quickly drew fire on social media and among African news outlets.
“What is this? What is Emily Compagno saying? That in Kenya pregnant women can’t leave the house so they have no right to vote? What does she imagine our country...
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