“A quick note from us here at The Lead,” said Tapper near the end of the first hour of his show, “We don’t often mention our competitors, but the Fox channel anchor opposite us from 4:00 until 5:00 Eastern, Neil Cavuto, has been in the news.”

“We just wanted take a moment to say a couple things about Neil,” Tapper continued:

Neil is a survivor. He has multiple sclerosis, he has had open heart surgery, he beat stage four cancer, and he is now fighting Covid. Neil recently talked about the importance of vaccines on air, precisely to protect people like him who have compromised immune systems.

Sadly, many in the audience watching have been lied to about vaccines by others. Neil has received death threats for his simple, logical, science-based call for vaccinations. And Neil Cavuto is a gentleman. Neil Cavuto does not deserve that.

Stay strong, Neil. We wish you health and a long, long life.