Scottie Nell Hughes
Scottie Nell Hughes | |
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Born | June 21, 1980 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Chris Hughes |
Children | 2 |
Scottie Nell Hughes (born 21 June 1980) is an American journalist, news anchor and political commentator who was employed by RT. She was a paid CNN commentator during the 2016 presidential election, often speaking in support of then-candidate Donald Trump.[1][2][3][4]
Hughes joined RT America as a full-time anchor in September 2018 and was the host of a daily news show News Views Hughes.[5]
Biography
Hughes graduated with a broadcast communications/political science degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin.[6] Her first network TV appearance was on CNN's Piers Morgan Live, where she defended the right to keep and bear arms; her brother Cliff had been shot and killed, before she was born.[7]
Hughes began her career as an executive producer on the
On 18 September 2017, Hughes sued
She wrote the 2014 Roar: The New Conservative Woman Speaks Out.[8][14]
In a live interview broadcast on CNN the day before the 2016 presidential election, she confused the word "Molotov" with mazel tov, a Jewish expression of congratulations or good luck, when she stated that a video by rap music artist and Hillary Clinton supporter Jay-Z begins "with a crowd throwing mazel tov cocktails."[15]
References
- from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Pennacchia, Robyn (December 2, 2016). "Trump Idiot Scottie Nell Hughes Says Facts Don't Exist". Wonkette. Archived from the original on October 12, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ Ellefson, Lindsey (July 5, 2016). "Scottie Nell Hughes Announces New Gig at CNN in Most Ostentatious Way Possible". Mediaite. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ a b c "BIO". Scottie Hughes. March 7, 2014. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ISSN 1053-6590. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- ^ Heavy.com. Archivedfrom the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
- ^ Ali, Yashar (July 6, 2017). "Conservative Analyst Scottie Nell Hughes Accuses Fox Business Host of Sexual Harassment". HuffPost. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ Battaglio, Stephen (July 6, 2017). "Fox suspends business news host Charles Payne amid sexual harassment allegations". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- from the original on May 13, 2021.
- OCLC 887107325 – via Google Books.
- ^ McMurry, Evan (November 7, 2016). "Donald Trump Supporter's 'Mazel Tov Cocktail' Comment Delights Twitter". ABC News. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
External links
- Scottie Nell Hughes | #HughesInTheHouse at the Wayback Machine (archived 2018-08-26)
- Appearances on C-SPAN