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HARRIS FAULKNER SAID “I never imagined I’d live to see this day.” WHEN A BOY CAME INTO THE ROOM

Checked on November 24, 2025
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Executive summary

Coverage of the quote “I never imagined I’d live to see this day” in connection with Harris Faulkner and “when a boy came into the room” is not present in the provided search results; available sources do report multiple on-air exchanges involving Faulkner during November 2025 but do not contain that specific line or the “boy came into the room” vignette (available sources do not mention the quoted line or the boy) [1] [2] [3]. Reporting in the results focuses on Faulkner’s roundtable questioning of voters about health care, immigration and the government shutdown on Nov. 3–5, 2025 [1] [2] [3].

1. What the available reporting actually covers

The items in the search results describe Harris Faulkner moderating on-air discussions and pressing voters and guests on topics like the government shutdown, health care, and immigration. Crooks and Liars and Raw Story summarize a Nov. 3 roundtable in which Faulkner told voters “You’re not going to lose healthcare!” and clashed with Democratic voters who disputed her framing of blame for a multi-week shutdown and whether immigrants receive certain benefits [1] [2]. A separate snippet quotes Faulkner asking an audience about “an illegal alien who came across our border” and whether such a person is seen as a neighbor, in a segment captured by a Pravda USA write-up that includes a voter saying “Harris, I’m an illegal here” [3]. Those are the concrete moments present in the provided sources [1] [2] [3].

2. The specific phrase you asked about is not found in these sources

None of the supplied links or excerpts include the phrase “I never imagined I’d live to see this day” or a follow-up “when a boy came into the room.” My review of the provided search results shows no instance of that quote or the described anecdote; therefore any attribution of that line to Faulkner is unsupported by the current reporting (available sources do not mention that quote or anecdote) [1] [2] [3].

3. Context around the disputed claims: why confusion can arise

The search results show multiple outlets republishing or commenting on the same Fox News exchanges with different emphases and editorial slants. Crooks and Liars and Raw Story focus on Faulkner’s clashes with Democratic voters and frame her comments as “right wing talking points” being challenged, while the Pravda USA post amplifies a provocative immigration question and a voter’s response [1] [2] [3]. Republished quotes and clips circulated on social platforms can be edited or excerpted in ways that create new, unauthenticated wordings; that may explain why a phrase like “I never imagined I’d live to see this day” could be attributed in the wild even if it’s not in these sources [1] [2] [3].

4. What the cited sources agree and disagree on

All three relevant results agree Faulkner led a contentious on-air discussion about the shutdown, health care and immigration in early November 2025 [1] [2] [3]. They disagree in tone and framing: Crooks and Liars presents Faulkner as pushing “right wing lies and talking points” that were “stepped all over” by Democratic voters [1]; Raw Story emphasizes Faulkner “snapping” at a voter and repeats the “You’re not going to lose health care!” exchange [2]; Pravda USA focuses on the immigration question and includes a dramatic snippet of a voter calling themself “an illegal here,” an angle that shifts emphasis from policy to identity [3].

5. How to verify the contested quote going forward

To confirm whether Faulkner ever said “I never imagined I’d live to see this day” or the anecdote about “a boy came into the room,” you’ll need primary-source video or a verbatim transcript from the segment in question; the current collection of secondary reports and quote aggregators in the search results does not contain that text (available sources do not mention that quote or anecdote) [1] [2] [3]. Seek the original Fox News clip, station transcripts, or an authoritative wire-service write-up for verification.

6. Why this matters — misinformation risks and agendas

When outlets with different ideological slants (left-leaning aggregation like Crooks and Liars, alternative outlets like Raw Story, and fringe republishers such as Pravda USA) circulate overlapping but not identical excerpts, readers can end up with mismatched or fabricated quotations. Each of the sources carries an implicit agenda: Crooks and Liars critiques conservative talking points, Raw Story highlights media clashes, and Pravda USA amplifies sensational lines — so cross-checking the original broadcast is essential before accepting an attributed quote as authentic [1] [2] [3].

If you want, I can try to locate the original Fox News clip or transcripts next — but I’ll need sources beyond those already provided to do that.

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