Fox condemns the rhetoric of Lou Dobbs' guest while the star host of the channel faces growing criticism

the comment in question was made by Chris Farrell, a board member of the right Judicial Watch organization, during the episode of the Dobbs show Thursday night. During a segment on the caravan of migrants heading toward the southern border of the United States, Farrell called the territory "occupied by the Soros" of the state department, referring to the liberal billionaire and philanthropist George Soros, one of the targets of the letter bombs discovered earlier this week.

Saturday's critics quickly pointed out that the language echoed a popular anti-Semitic trope. When he was contacted by phone on Sunday, Farrell told CNN that he had no comment and hung up.

This was not the first time that Farrell was using this language in the Dobbs show. Farrell, a regular guest of the network, called the state department "territory occupied by Soros" during an episode of May 21.

A spokesman for Fox told CNN Business by email that Farrell would no longer be booked for appearances on Fox Business Network or its sister channel Fox News.

But Fox's spokesman did not answer the question of whether Dobbs, who had not condemned or even reiterated what Farrell had said, was guilty of the comment that his guest had made on his airwaves.

Fox's spokesman also did not answer questions about Dobbs's own rhetoric about Soros. Dobbs is the highest rated guest of Fox Business Network.

In the past, Dobbs called Soros "evil SOB" and "insidious". Dobbs has also peddled various conspiracy theories about Soros.

Dobbs asserted, without proof, that such reports were "false news". He called the explosive devices, which, according to the FBI, appeared to be homemade bombs, "fake bombs" in a tweet now deleted. In a follow-up tweet, which he also deleted, Dobbs said that "false information had just changed the story successfully" with the cover of the mail bombs. Dobbs never apologized.

Dobbs's comments on the bombing mailings, however, irritated some of his colleagues at Fox. A Fox News employee told CNN on Thursday: "It's people like Dobbs who really ruin all of this for the hard-working journalists in Fox."

A spokesman for Fox Business Network then declined to comment on Dobbs' tweets, without specifying if they were violating network standards.

Hope Hicks, communications manager for Fox – the future parent company of Fox Business Network and Fox News – referred CNN to the Fox Business Network spokesperson when asked earlier this week whether the Murdoch family had comments about Dobbs' rhetoric. Hicks did not respond to an email on Sunday about the latest controversy involving Dobbs.

The Speakers Bureau in Washington, where Dobbs is billed as a "financial news legend" and an available speaker, also ignored CNN Business's repeated requests for comments on whether Dobb's speech is consistent with the values ​​of the company.