A Fox Business anchor became visibly emotional during a live broadcast as he shared a deeply personal family story from his childhood. Charles Payne recounted the incredible financial risk his family took in 1951 when his grandparents purchased a 60-acre farm in Alabama.
During Payne’s town hall event on Thursday, titled “Maintaining Unstoppable Prosperity,” the host encouraged viewers to embrace calculated financial risks, especially when investing in the market. To illustrate his point, he shared the story of his grandparents’ sacrifices, reading from the deed to the farm they acquired in the early 1950s.
Payne explained how a family member recently rediscovered the deed, which offered a window into the hardships his grandparents endured. “They were a black family that saved up everything they had,” Payne said, his voice heavy with emotion.
“I want to share this because it’s so powerful,” Payne told viewers. “For anyone out there who thinks buying Amazon stock is a great risk—my grandparents gave up everything they owned to buy that property.”
He began reading from the deed, which detailed the items his family gave up to secure the land: “One red horse mule named Red. One gray horse mule named Jack. One two-horse wagon, one hay mover, one hay press, nine head of mixed cattle, a sow hog, some wagons, mowers, presses,” Payne said, his voice trembling.
Payne paused before continuing, “My grandparents gave everything. Everything they had. They worked tirelessly for years and risked it all for those 60 acres. That’s what real risk looks like. And I’m so incredibly grateful.”
His heartfelt recount brought a poignant reminder of the sacrifices and courage required to create opportunity for future generations.
In February, Charles Payne engaged in a heated on-air exchange with then-Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera during a segment on Hannity that discussed President Joe Biden’s trip to Ukraine. The confrontation arose after Rivera made a questionable statement and followed it with an outright false claim.
The segment centered on criticism of Biden’s handling of aid to Ukraine, particularly his decision to block a deal that would have sent Polish fighter jets to assist the war-torn country. Host Sean Hannity argued that Biden’s actions demonstrated a lack of commitment to helping Ukraine succeed in its fight against Russia.
“If we’re going to give $120 billion to Ukraine, and Joe Biden has now, multiple times, vetoed other European countries from providing fighter jets so Ukraine can compete with Putin in the air, he’s not fighting to win the war,” Hannity stated.
Payne, a Fox Business host, weighed in, saying, “It’s a proxy war. I think the administration is content with keeping it bogged down. If Russia is bogged down, they lose people and resources.”
Payne then turned his attention to Biden’s visit to Ukraine, expressing skepticism about the dramatic use of air raid sirens during the president’s trip. “The only thing I didn’t like about President Biden’s visit was the air raid sirens. That was phony baloney. Those sirens hadn’t gone off in that city for five days. It was just Hollywood theatrics,” Payne said.
Rivera interrupted, saying, “They’ve lost 100,000 people.”
Payne held firm, reiterating that the sirens were unnecessary. “Air raid sirens hadn’t gone off in that city for days. It was phony baloney Hollywood junk.”
Rivera fired back, calling Payne’s remarks “a little partisan jab” and stating, “They have lost 100,000 people.”
The exchange escalated when Payne countered Rivera’s claim that Russia was not notified of Biden’s visit. “Russia was notified that Biden was coming. Do you think Russia would drop a bomb on President Biden?!”
Rivera responded, “Russia was not notified.”
“Yes, they were!” Payne insisted, correctly pointing out the administration’s communication with Russia.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan had confirmed this during a press briefing, stating, “We did notify the Russians that President Biden would be traveling to Kyiv for deconfliction purposes. Due to the sensitive nature of those communications, I won’t get into how they responded, but we provided that notification.”
The fiery exchange highlighted a sharp divide in perspectives on the administration’s handling of the Ukraine crisis and the optics surrounding Biden’s visit.
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