Boris Johnson "Fired" from Channel 4’s US Election Coverage for Persistently Promoting Memoir

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:04am on 06 Nov 2024,Wednesday International

Boris Johnson was reportedly "fired" from Channel 4's US election show after repeatedly promoting his memoir, despite being warned by co-host Krishnan Guru-Murthy to "put it away." The former British prime minister held up his book during the live broadcast of "America Decides: US Presidential Election" and mentioned it just minutes into the program. It remains unclear if Johnson’s departure was pre-planned or if he left abruptly due to this incident. The situation was later described by Guru-Murthy as Johnson "banging on about his book," leading to his early exit from the panel.

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