‘Thinks All Black Women Look the Same!’: Fox News Host Laura Ingraham Slammed After Mistaking Letitia James for Fani Willis Then Issuing a Half-Hearted Apology. It Wasn’t Her First Racist Oversight

Fox News Channel host Jeanine Pirro, er, Laura Ingraham (they all look alike) apologized on-air Monday night for confusing two history-making prosecutors who brought cases against President-elect Donald Trump. Ingraham had grouped Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis with Special Counsel Jack Smith and Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg in a segment on the “keystone cops” who brought criminal charges against the once and future president. But instead of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, viewers were shown a photo of New York Attorney General Letitia James. Both women are Black. James, the first African-American female ever elected by New York voters to her position, brought a civil lawsuit alleging financial fraud against Trump, his adult sons and the Trump Organization. The judge ruled in favor of the state and ordered Trump and his sons to pay millions of dollars in penalties. Willis, the first woman ever elected Fulton County, has seen her case – alleging election interference against Trump – paused repeatedly. One of those interruptions arose from an investigation into Willis’ romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. Proceedings screeched to a halt just before the 2024 election, and it’s unclear when, or even if, they’ll resume. Referring to...