July 18 (UPI) — Lou Dobbs, longtime business news anchor and conservative pundit, died Thursday. He was 78.
His death was announced in a post on his X account.
“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of ‘The Great Lou Dobbs,” the post read. “Lou was a fighter till the very end — fighting for what mattered to him the most, God, his family and the country.”
Dobbs joined CNN at its inception in 1980 and anchored the program “Moneyline.” He left the network in 2009 after a clash with management and joined media mogul Rupert Murdoch in launching the Fox News network.
“Lou was one of the CNN originals, who helped launch and shape the network. We are saddened to hear about his passing and extend our sincerest condolences to his wife Debi, children and his family,” a CNN spokesperson said.
Dobbs most famously was the longtime host of his highly-rated talk show on the Fox Business Network, Lou Dobbs Tonight.
He frequently used his platform to promote conservative causes and notoriously questioned former President Barack Obama‘s birthplace.
He became an outspoken supporter of Donald Trump during Trump’s early rise in the Republican Party.
