Fox News abruptly cut off its Saturday night interview with regular contributer Rebekah Koffler after speculation she was intoxicated.
Koffler, a former defense intelligence agency officer, immediately began her segment incoherently talking about Donald Trump’s military parade to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary over the weekend.
Fox News anchor Emily Compagno began by asking Koffler what she thought of the parade’s “incredible symbolism and messaging.”
Koffler replied, while slurring her words, “I am so excited, Emily, and Lucas Tomlinson, everybody. Like, this is incredible. Finally the United States is… uh… is back.”
“I want really thank all of our Army, Navy, and Air Force officers who have been sacrificing their lives, literally. Their families have been contributing to the mission. Most of the time for the past quarter of a century because of the mismanagement of the, uh, the administrative state, they’ve been fighting these foreign wars. But with our new commander-in-chief, Donald J. Trump, they are prioritizing America first,” she slurred.
Koffler then began to drag on, telling hosts, “And I wanna thank these officers for all of these sacrifices and all of the hardships that their families have endured. Lawrence Jones, you are doing– you’re your [unintelligible], man! You guys and [unintelligible] Lucas! I wanna thank–” before she was cut off by the network.
You can watch Koffler’s entire interview — prior to her being cut off — here.
Koffler has yet to address her embarassing on-air segment, only saying the interview ended abruptly because of connection issues and producers told her they had lost the audio during the segment.
However, a Fox News source told The Daily Mail there was no connection issues during the segment.
Just shortly before her Fox News segment, she posted a foreboding post on X, essentially admitting that she was drinking.
“Well @POTUS is apparently encroaching on my airtime! My hit is moved to 8:20 – 8:30 pm depending on how long #Trump takes. I’m honored. Refilling my #champagne glass while waiting for my hit!” she wrote.
Many on social media defended Koffler, with one person noting that she was born in Russia and English may not be her first language.
‘That is how Rebecca speaks… English is not her first language,’ one person said.
‘She took a little too much in celebratory mood – who are we to judge her? Focus on the success of the Military Parade. American Pride on display,’ said a second.