Granted, he has been critical of the administration before (for example, having strong words about the way the administration treats CNN ), but something will have to give at some point, given the overall tenor of the station’s political coverage. Via WaPo: ‘Lie after lie after lie’: Fox News’s Shepard Smith has a Cronkite moment on Russia . Video and transcript at the link.

About Steven L. Taylor

Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter