What does "Downton Abbey" have to do with America today?
British economic journalist Stuart Varney, who hosts the Fox Business series "Varney & Co.," joined "Fox & Friends" on Monday to discuss the series and to explain its importance in regards to current US politics.
"The politics of Downton are very important and it's important that they are popular in America today," Varney said. "Rich people, powerful people, in America today, are reviled. They're dismissed as fat cats who don't pay their fair share. We just hate 'em -- 'Rich people are evil' ... Yet, along comes this show 'Downton Abbey' -- rich people prominently featured and they're generous; they're nice people; they create jobs, for heaven's sake; they're classy; they've got style and we love 'em ... That show is wildly popular, which poses a threat to the left, doesn't it?"
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