Thomas Novelly

The (Louisville) Courier-Journal

LOUISVILLE — During a live news segment here Wednesday, an unruly patron caught everyone by surprise.

Fox News anchor Todd Piro was visiting with Louisville residents at Christi's Cafe off Dixie Highway during a live segment on Fox and Friends when a man in a white T-shirt inched his way up to the camera with a sheet of paper that read "Fox Lies."

"You got a Democrat right here," the patron said. "This is fake news!"

Piro, flustered, cut off the live segment.

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"We're, ah, gonna wrap this on up and head to commercial," said Piro. "Steve and Brian, I'm gonna send it on back to you."

Watch the "Fox and Friends" interruption below:

Steve Doocy and co-host Brian Kilmeade were taken off guard by the sudden interruption, too.

"Yeah, we don't know exactly what's going on there, but they felt for the best interests of the telecast we cut away," Doocey said.

Christi Druin, the owner of the cafe, said that she didn't know the identity of the man, but everyone was just as shocked as the Fox News hosts.

"Everybody was caught off guard by it," said Druin. "He came in earlier, sat there and ate his breakfast. I guess he was just looking for the right opportunity."

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Druin said that security guards escorted the man off the property after he interrupted the broadcast. She added that despite the interruption, she enjoyed having the national network at her restaurant.

"The experience was awesome," Druin said. "The host was very professional and handled it well."

Another Fox News anchor also is in Kentucky. Martha MacCallum, anchor of The Story with Martha MacCallum, is in Louisville to "take the pulse" of the state. Her show is scheduled to broadcast live from the Kentucky State Fair on Wednesday evening.

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