Overview

• On July 15, Greg Gutfeld proposed on The Five that conservatives strip the term “Nazi” of its power by using it as an endearment, prompting co-host Lisa Kennedy Montgomery to quip “Nazi, please.”
• Social media voices such as Hasan Piker and historian Émile P. Torres condemned the segment as a dangerous normalization of extremist language.
• Mehdi Hasan and Cathy Young criticized Fox News for lacking journalistic standards, calling the joke “beneath contempt” and highlighting a pattern of shock-driven commentary.
• Civil rights attorney Sherrilyn Ifill demanded that Fox News hold Gutfeld accountable and suggested losing his platform should be the minimum consequence.
• Observers noted the incident follows Gutfeld’s 2023 Auschwitz Memorial Museum rebuke and raises broader questions about media responsibility during a rise in antisemitism.