Bill O'Reilly laughs watching bloodied United passenger dragged from plane
'I shouldn't be laughing, but...'
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.The manhandling of a 69-year-old doctor on a United flight who was left begging for death has really tickled Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly.
Reporting the news on his show The O'Reilly Factor, O'Reilly showed footage of the incident before chuckling heartily.
Catching himself, he tells viewers: "I shouldn't be laughing, but it's just so bizarre."
United asked passengers on an overbooked flight to voluntarily give up their seats. The man in question, David Dao, declined, explaining that he is a doctor and had patients to see the next morning at his destination, but was forcibly removed from the flight, suffering facial injuries in the process.
Hugging the curtain divider on the plane, the scared man was filmed saying: "Just kill me. Just kill me. Kill me. Just kill me. Just kill me. Just kill me. Just kill me. Just kill me."
After the videos went viral, United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz responded: "This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United. I apologise for having to re-accomodate these customers. Our team is moving with a sense of urgency to work with the authorities and conduct our own detailed review of what happened. We are also reaching out to this passenger to talk directly to him and further address and resolve this situation."
O'Reilly was probably just pleased to be focusing on a different PR disaster, with advertisers currently fleeing The O'Reilly Factor amid allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him.
Dr Dao is currently receiving treatment in a Chicago hospital. Speaking to WLKY, a local cable TV channel, he said “everything” was injured, and that he was not doing well.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments