Fox & Friends co-anchor Brian Kilmeade blamed Alexa for blaring music from anti-Trump singer Ariana Grande from his office.
The Grande pop song could be heard loudly in the corridor at Fox last Friday while New York Mayor Eric Adams was being interviewed with border czar Tom Homan.
Fox co-host Dana Perinoâs assistant heard the music and took a video inside Kilmeadeâs messy office as proof.
Confronted on the couch by co-anchors Ainsley Earhardt, Steve Doocy, and Lawrence Jones, Kilmeade denied any responsibility for the music choice.
âThe TV must have set off Alexa,â he said. âThe TV often ignites⌠thereâs a whole world going on without me.
âBut the TV wasnât on,â laughed Earhardt, who said the music was âbelting outâ from Kilmeadeâs office. âI think it was when we were interviewing Tom Homan and Mayor Adams.
âDoes quid pro quo sound like Alexa?â said Doocy, referring to the Adams case where the Department of Justice controversially dropped its investigation into the embattled mayor at the behest of Trump.
âThis is how the robots take over,â added Jones.
âThis is why no one wants an office near me,â joked Kilmeade, who continued to protest on air that it was Alexa, rather than his choice of music.
Grande, a contender for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars, spoke out after President Donald Trump signed an order declaring that the United States only recognized two genders, male and female.
âToday is a tough day for our community. The incoming administration campaigned on attacking trans peopleâs lives, healthcare, and dignity,â she posted on her Instagram story. âWeâre bracing ourselves for what these extremists will try to do next. No matter what comes, we will protect each other,â she added.
After Trumpâs election victory in November, Grande, 31, posted: âHolding the hand of every person who is feeling the immeasurable heaviness of this outcome today.â
