Fox & Friends has a desperate spin on Doug Jones' unexpected Alabama victory

Fox and Friends.
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Democrat Doug Jones' victory in Alabama on Tuesday night represents a stunning blow to President Trump, who won the state by nearly 28 points last November. Trump's favorite television program, though, is giving Republican Roy Moore's bruising loss in the Yellowhammer State the kind of spin that could give you whiplash: "This was not a referendum on Trump," one host suggested Wednesday morning. "I feel like it was a referendum on Harvey Weinstein."

Nobody else did:

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.