WABC Cancels Rudy Giuliani's Show Over 2020 Election Claims

Facts

• WABC Radio has canceled a daily talk show hosted by Rudy Giuliani, after he allegedly violated company policy by discussing unverified claims about the 2020 presidential elections on air.¹
• The station's owner, Republican billionaire John Catsimatidis, argued that Giuliani ignored repeated warnings not to engage in specific topics related to the election cycle, leaving him with no other option.²
• This comes as WABC Radio sent a memo banning talks over the electronic voting machines or their accuracy to all of its hosts in the wake of a letter from Dominion Voting Systems, which has sued other outlets for defamation.³
• Giuliani, who reportedly earned $400K a year from WABC for hosting his show every weekday and Sunday, claimed to have never been informed of such a policy.⁴
• Former personal attorney for Trump, and a key figure in his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 elections, he said Friday that he had discussed stolen elections claims several times in his show, adding that this policy would violate free speech.⁵
• Giuliani filed for bankruptcy last December after he was ordered to pay over $148M in damages to two former Georgia election workers, for defamation over allegations of electoral fraud in that state.⁶

Sources: ¹New York Times, ²Associated Press, ³New York Post, ⁴Forbes, ⁵National Review and ⁶Daily Caller.

Narratives

• Anti-Trump narrative, as provided by CNN. Giuliani has already been indicted in two states and listed as a co-conspirator for his efforts to overturn the 2020 elections, losing his job and his reputation in the process. And yet, he seems so committed to his own lies that he can't even admit his mistake. Though its hard to feel empathy for him, his downfall is certainly disturbing.
• Pro-Trump narrative, as provided by Real America's Voice. For years, Giuliani discussed the 2020 presidential election every day on his WABC talk show — so it's quite strange that he has been fired just months away from the 2024 vote for violating an alleged existing policy. Catsimatidis betrayed Giuliani to try to avoid a subpoena in the Dominion v. Newsmax lawsuit.

Predictions