Fox’s Jeanine Pirro, host of Justice with Judge Jeanine, recently admitted on a hot mic that the network had recently suspended her. Pirro was referring to when her show was off the air for two weeks after she made bigoted comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), questioning her ability to be faithful to the Constitution because she wears a hijab. Fox News had put out a statement condemning the remarks but never acknowledged that Pirro was officially disciplined.

It’s not just Pirro, however, who has a history of making anti-Muslim attacks. (She once called for mass murder of radical Islamists.) For nearly two decades, Fox personalities have spewed naked anti-Muslim hatred -- and Omar is just their latest target. Fox’s unsuccessful effort to keep Pirro’s suspension quiet underscores the reality that not only are the executives aware that anti-Muslim and other bigotry on Fox goes beyond just one personality or an occasional opening monologue, but also that they’re using this rhetoric as a strategy to generate ratings.