FOX Anchor Apologizes After Pinning Pot Tweet On Teachers

A FOX 10 anchor apologized after accusing teachers of being responsible for a Phoenix comedian's pro-pot tweet.

Amid the Arizona teachers' strike, backed by the #REDforEd hashtag, in which supporters wear red, Comedian Michael Comunale, known as HotRock SupaJoint, created the #GREENforEd logo, which features a marijuana leaf, tweeting it Monday.

Kari Lake saw the pro-marijuana #GREENforEd logo created by the comedian and retweeted it, saying the #REDforEd movement was a "big push to legalize pot." She apparently hadn't bothered to do any reporting before "reporting" on the pot push.

"#RedForEd has a demand, an #GreenForEd be a possible solution," Comunale said, AZ Central reported. "Even if it don’t go all the way, it a step in the rite direction towards comin up wit the cash schools need to provide quality education fo the kids yo."

Then, Kari Lake saw it and accused the massive teachers' movement of being a push for pot. The grammar problems and spelling mistakes apparently weren't enough to tip her off.

Many spoke up against Lake, saying she is divisive and losing the station viewers.

Lake apologized Wednesday during her 9 p.m. broadcast. "I’d like to take a moment to address a tweet I posted yesterday that upset a lot of people. It was addressing two big issues facing Arizona: teacher pay and the effort to legalize recreational marijuana. I made an incorrect conclusion in my tweet and for that I’m sorry," she said.

But Comunale was opposed to the backlash against Lake. His goal was to incite dialogue about marijuana legalization, and thanked Lake for her part in that, AZ Central reported.

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