Veteran business news anchor Lou Dobbs, 78, has died WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

Veteran business news anchor Lou Dobbs, a vocal supporter of Donald Trump in the media, died Thursday, according to national news reports. He was 78.

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The death of the anchor, pundit and commentator was announced via social media, through his X account:

CNN.com reported that Dobbs, as one of Trump’s biggest boosters on TV, spent the latter part of his career promoting streams of misinformation and conspiracy theories on behalf of the then-president.

Trump regularly praised Dobbs in return, often posting clips of his show on his social media channels. Trump on Thursday praised Dobbs as a friend and “truly incredible journalist, reporter, and talent.”

“He understood the World, and what was ‘happening,’ better than others,” Trump wrote on his social media platform. “Lou was unique in so many ways, and loved our Country. Our warmest condolences to his …