Fox News chyron dubs Biden ‘wannabe dictator’ after Trump indictment

A banner on Fox News during former President Trump’s speech following his arraignment on federal charges in Miami at one point referred to President Biden as a “wannabe dictator” Tuesday evening.

“WANNABE DICTATOR SPEAKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER HAVING HIS POLITICAL RIVAL ARRESTED,” the chyron on Fox read just before 9 p.m. as the network provided live continuous coverage of Trump’s remarks. The network briefly aired a side-by-side visual of Trump’s speech from his New Jersey Golf club and Biden’s remarks from the White House but never broke away from the audio feed of Trump’s speech.

In a deviation from a recent trend, Fox carried Trump’s remarks in full Tuesday, following his historic arraignment, while other networks — including CNN and MSNBC — did not.

In a statement to The Hill on Wednesday, Fox said, “the chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed.”

Trump was arraigned Tuesday on 37 charges related to his handling of classified documents that federal prosecutors say put U.S. national security at risk.

Trump, who is running for the Republican nomination for president in 2024, pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him and has repeatedly dismissed the allegations against him as political persecution carried out by Biden’s Department of Justice.

In recent months, the former president has relentlessly attacked Fox, the top dog in cable news, over its coverage of GOP primary rival and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and refusal to back his false claims of voter fraud. But the former president is slated to sit for an interview with the network’s chief political anchor Bret Baier early next week.

Updated June 14 at 12:14 p.m. EDT.