by Itunuoluwa Adebo

Bill O’Reilly, accused Fox News host, received a powerful show of support on Wednesday from a longtime friend,: the president of the United States.

Speaking in the Oval Office, President Trump praised Mr. O’Reilly as “a good person” and declared, “I don’t think Bill did anything wrong,” days after reports surfaced that five women had received settlements after making harassment claims against him.

The payouts, totaling about $13 million, generated a storm of criticism toward Fox News, which recently renewed Mr. O’Reilly’s contract, and prompted more than two dozen advertisers to withdraw their support of Mr. O’Reilly’s prime time show, the highest-rated program in cable news

“Personally, I think he shouldn’t have settled,” Trump told Times reporters in a wide ranging interview “Because you should have taken it all the way; I don’t think Bill did anything wrong.”

“I think he’s a person I know well, he is a good person.” He said

The president is a well-documented fan of Fox News, tweeting constantly about them sitting for interviews with its prime-time.

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