Fox News host Jeanine Pirro on Sunday admitted that she had been wrong to report that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had spent the weekend in Puerto Rico during the ongoing government shutdown.

During a Saturday interview in which Pirro asked President Donald Trump if he was a Russian agent, the Fox News host also suggested that Pelosi was shirking her congressional duties by traveling to Puerto Rico.

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By Sunday, Pirro was walking back her story on Twitter.

“During my exclusive interview with Pres Trump I said Speaker Pelosi was in Puerto Rico with a bunch of her Democrat [sic] colleagues,” she wrote. “I based that on numerous reports that turned out to be wrong. The Speaker’s office says she has been in DC all weekend and I take them at their word.”

During my exclusive interview with Pres Trump I said Speaker Pelosi was in Puerto Rico with a bunch of her Democrat colleagues. I based that on numerous reports that turned out to be wrong. The Speaker’s office says she has been in DC all weekend and I take them at their word. — Jeanine Pirro (@JudgeJeanine) January 13, 2019

However, the Fox News host did not offer an apology for her mistake.

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Pirro’s admission was met with ridicule from Twitter users. Read some of the tweets below.

You also left viewers with the impression that “Dems don’t want border security” at all. When Trump reviewed his conversation with C.S. and N.P. he left out his wall stipulation in his question to Nancy about reopening the govt. You’re not only unlikeable, you’re #FakeNews — GrannyGoose (@LittleLast) January 13, 2019

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Wow. Quite the non-apology. — Visuals by Zelma 🗣 (@RSeanStewart) January 13, 2019

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must’ve taken you at least 2 boxes of wine to tweet this — Miranda Jackman (@MirandaJackmanR) January 13, 2019

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Fox News should change its tagline to “Numerous Reports That Turned Out To Be Wrong.” — Dave Bartoletti (@DaveBartoletti) January 13, 2019

That’s your “modus of operandi”. Throw the lie first and then correct if caught. — Juan H Gonzalez (@JuanHGonzalez1) January 13, 2019

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During your interview you asked our POTUS a simple question. Is he a Russian Asset and he failed to answer it and YOU let that slide. You just sat there and let him respond about how butt hurt he is he is being investigated. THE TREASON INTERVIEW… Answered NOTHING. — Stephen McKenzie (@gildean) January 13, 2019

Don’t drink and drive..oh wait you’ve already..been there done that! — Gloria Marion (@Gloretired) January 13, 2019

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Sorry I couldn’t hear you through all the complicity — Historically Cooperative (@TommyTopGun55) January 13, 2019

Wouldn’t it make sense to verify something like that ahead of time instead of making that statement in front of a large audience? — Eric 🐺 (@EricKoeckeritz) January 13, 2019

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Excellent joursnalisming. — EPJ (@cvaldaisnotbig) January 13, 2019

It was a cringeworthy interview with a ‘judge’ and a ‘ president ‘ who doth demean their respective professions. To think otherwise is quite frankly, insane. — Lee Michael Walton (@LeeMichaelWalt1) January 13, 2019

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