Lou Dobbs, Former CNN and Fox Business News Anchor, Dies

Longtime Business News Anchor and Trump Supporter

Lou Dobbs, the longtime business news anchor who later became one of Donald Trump's most vocal supporters in the media, died on Thursday, September 29, 2023.

Aftermath of Fox Show Cancellation

Dobbs' death came a day after Fox canceled his weekday show, Lou Dobbs Tonight. The show's cancellation followed a $2.7 billion lawsuit filed against Dobbs and Fox by Smartmatic, an election technology company. The lawsuit alleged that Dobbs and Fox had defamed Smartmatic by making false claims about its involvement in the 2020 presidential election.