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‘Fox & Friends’ Hosts Slam Biden’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness as ‘Buying Votes’

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As expected, the hosts of Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” were none too pleased with Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief plan that was announced on Wednesday.

According to the hosts, it’s just a means for the president to buy votes, and it flies in the face of personal financial choices.Though some details on qualifying for Biden’s plan remain unclear, the core of the plan is this: the federal government will forgive up to $20,000 of student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for others who qualify but didn’t receive those grants, for borrowers making under $125,000 a year.

In response, many conservatives and Republicans have been outraged, calling it socialism, and a “slap in the face” to people who already paid off their student loans.On “Fox & Friends” Thursday morning, the hosts predictably fell into that camp, with Steve Doocy suggesting that Biden’s plan is actually just a form of bribery, considering how close midterm elections are at this point, as well as the start of his own bid for re-election.“Is Joe Biden buying votes for $10,000 vote?” he said. “Keep in mind, this is one of those things that has been on his checklist.

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