Emily Maitlis is eviscerated on social media over 'self-congratulating' X post after sweary US Election night coverage sparks Ofcom row
Emily Maitlis has been slammed online for posting about her appearance on Channel 4s US Election night coverage.
Emily Maitlis has been slammed online for posting about her appearance on Channel 4s US Election night coverage.
The article by the Independent described the pair as having a heated back-and-forth as they appeared on a panel alongside Carol Moseley Braun, Sean Spicer and Stormy Daniels - which later saw Maitlis praised by viewers.
But some commenters criticised the 54-year-old for adorning herself with praise, while others described the post as narcissistic and poked fun at her ego.
It comes after Maitlis was told off by her co-host Krishnan Guru-Murthy after she swore live on air, leading to calls for Ofcom to step in and sanction her behaviour.
Emily Maitlis (pictured) has been slammed online for posting about her appearance on Channel 4s US Election night coverage
Boris Johnson, Carol Moseley Braun, Sean Spicer, Emily Maitlis and Krishnan Guru-Murthy during the Channel 4 US election coverage
The ex-BBC presenter sparked fury after sharing an article on X detailing the moment she eviscerated former Prime Minister Boris Johnson
The former Newsnight presenter was told off by her co-host earlier in the night after letting a swear word slip.
She said: Its not that they disagree about one thing. The whole thing is asymmetric.
When Donald Trump talked about eating cats and dogs half of America was thinking, "This is bats***. I cant believe what hes saying. This is going to be the end of him".
Mr Guru-Murthy then stepped in by saying: Stop swearing. I have to tell [the guests] off for swearing and then you do it before Maitlis then apologised.
Later in the night, Maitlis left the show for another work project, which saw Mr Guru-Murthy once again address his co-hosts on screen behaviour.
He said: I’ll tell Emily off later because I know she started the swearing. It may be the middle of the night in Britain but they’re still a little bit sensitive about that stuff.
Elsewhere, during the show Mr Johnson was also harangued for promoting his memoir Unleashed, which has been serialised by the Mail.
When asked by Maitlis if he still wanted Trump to win, the Mail Columnist joked: Well, as I say in my book Unleashed.., to which Mr Guru-Murthy interjected saying put it away, stop it, enough.
The former Newsnight presenter (left) was told off by her co-host (right) earlier in the night after letting a swear word slip
Mr Johnson, 60, spoke on meeting Donald Trump, before again mentioning Unleashed
Mr Johnson said he met with former US president and Republican nominee Donald Trump after his attempted assassination in July.
In case I failed to mention this, I am promoting my book Unleashed, and I had a talk with him about Ukraine, he joked to the camera, as he held up a copy of his book.
When asked about following in Mr Trumps footsteps regarding a political comeback if he was to win the presidential election, Mr Johnson said: The answer is obviously contained in Unleashed where youll find the full discussion of this subject.
Maitlis then told him: We are not all going to read your book, so just tell us, do you want to have a political comeback... You cant actually answer a single question.
Mr Johnson responded: By the way Emily Ive answered all your questions all night. Currently I am blissfully engaged promoting my book Unleashed, available in all good book stores.
Mr Johnson, 60, has been promoting his new memoir titled Unleashed after it was released last month.
The 784-page book looks back on Mr Johnsons time as prime minister - from 2019 to 2022 - including Brexit and the Covid pandemic.
Results from the presidential election continue to indicate Donald Trump may recapture the White House.
The former president won a wave of states early Tuesday night and looked set to retake several swing states he lost to Joe Biden in 2020, with Trumps camp saying they were confident of victory.
In comparison at Harris watch party in Washington D.C. silence descended and supporters were seen hugging as they began to contemplate possible defeat.
Actor Brian Cox also spoke out as his despair at the way the vote was heading while on Channel 4 last night, giving a bleak outlook on a Trump victory.
It is the most crucial election there has been in my lifetime and we have to make sure that he [Trump] doesnt get in, because he is a monster, he really is.
He is crazy. He is insane. He wants to be a dictator.
It has all been so clear what he has been talking about, I dont know why the American people arent listening to him.
The kind of nonsense that he has been talking. I think he has lost it. I think he is deeply mentally unstable.
This is not a man who should be the President of the United States.
