MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle apologized on air Friday afternoon for falsely claiming during an earlier segment that Fox News held its Christmas party at President-elect Donald Trump’s new hotel in Washington, D.C.

Ms. Ruhle was talking about potential conflicts of interest in Mr. Trump’s presidency when she said it felt “a little hinky” that Fox News held its holiday party at Trump International Hotel. Mediaite reported that Fox News hadn’t yet thrown its annual party, which is scheduled to be held at the Liaison Capitol Hill in D.C.

“This is some serious business that I need to share. I need to apologize to the audience, Ms. Ruhle said during the 2 p.m. ET broadcast of “MSNBC Live,” Mediaite reported.

“Earlier today in a segment I stated that the Fox network held their holiday party at Trump’s D.C. hotel. I was wrong,” she said. “We’ve since learned that neither Fox network nor an affiliate held any party at Trump’s Washington hotel. I stand corrected. I apologize for the error. I am truly, truly sorry. The mistake [was] entirely my fault. And of course, I wish all my friends over at Fox a very happy holiday, no matter where you have your party.”

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