Short questions with Dana Perino

You've seen us on screen, but have you ever wondered what we're like off-camera? 

For the last few months, I’ve enjoyed checking in with some of your favorite Fox personalities to learn more about who they are behind the scenes. 

What's the one thing Jesse Watters couldn’t live without? What's Bill Hemmer’s favorite Halloween costume? And what's sitting on Greg Gutfeld’s nightstand? 

But that's not all! The fun is just getting started.

This week we're excited to shine the spotlight on Bill Melugin, a national correspondent for Fox News Channel. He joined the network in May 2021 and is based in the Los Angeles bureau. 

P.S. We have so much more in store for you. Stay tuned each week for new editions of "Short Questions with Dana Perino" — and if there’s a question you want answers to or a suggestion for the person I should interview next, leave a note in the comments section below! 

BM: I initially wanted to be an author when I was growing up. I enjoyed writing and reading books all the time, and even had one published in hardcover when I was in fifth grade!

BM: Anything involving dogs!

BM: Don't trust reviews for best restaurants. Ask the locals!

BM: I have memberships at gyms across the border in Texas, including in Brownsville, Mccallen, Eagle Pass, Del Rio, and El Paso. 

I try to go every day after I'm done with my shift — if the heat hasn't zapped me too much.

BM: Benjamin Hall's book about what happened to him in Ukraine was absolutely stunning. It's a must-read. 

BM: Anything Tom Jones!

BM: The hair — ha ha. Perfect combination of sweat, dust and wind essentially becomes hairspray at the border!

BM: By far the security aspect. There have been over 1.5 million known "gotaways" at the border under the Biden administration, including 19,000 in a single week at times.

We have no idea who these people are or why they are evading, but they are in our country now, uncaptured — and it is a statistical certainty that there are some very bad apples among that group.

BM: Beach over mountains — always!

BM: Favorite app is Twitter. Always on it. 

It offers news by the minute — and in my opinion it's the best forum for both breaking news and public conversations. 

BM: Norway. Iceland. Greece.

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To read all of Dana Perino's earlier "Short Questions" interviews for Fox News Digital, check out this (long) list!

For her interview with Jimmy Failla, click here

For her interview with Tyrus, click here

For her interview with Ainsley Earhardt, click here

For her interview with Lawrence Jones, click here

For her interview with Dr. Arash Akhavan, click here

For her interview with Martha MacCallum, click here

For her interview with Bret Baier, click here

For her interview with Kayleigh McEnany, click here.

For her interview with Harold Ford Jr., click here

For her interview with Shannon Bream, click here

For her interview with Jessica Tarlov, click here.

For her interview with Leo Terrell, click here.

For her interview with Geraldo Rivera, click here

For her interview with Clay Travis, click here.

For her interview with Bill Hemmer, click here

For her interview with Greg Gutfeld, click here

For her interview with Benjamin Hall, click here

For her interview with Judge Jeanine Pirro, click here.

For her interview with Jesse Watters, click here.  

Jet-setting London mayor blasted for activating 'climate clock' with ominous 6-year warning: 'Leave us alone'

London Mayor Sadiq Khan was widely mocked on social media this week for activating a "climate clock" that shows how much time the world has left to reduce greenhouse emissions.

"Today with His Majesty King Charles III we launched the Climate Clock — a visual reminder of the urgency of the climate crisis," Khan posted on Twitter along with a video of himself activating the clock with King Charles III.

The clock’s countdown started at 6 years and 24 days, which climate activists say is the deadline to meet the Paris Agreement guideline to stop the Earth from heating more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.

"The climate emergency poses a threat not only to the future of our city but to the future of our world and that is why it must remain a key priority," Khan added.

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Khan’s post was "ratioed" and widely mocked on Twitter, as many users likened him to climate activist Greta Thunberg and said they doubt that action must be taken in six years.

"What a load of nonsense," British politician David Kurten tweeted. "There is no climate emergency."

"Leave Us Alone," Canadian conservative author and podcast host Jordan Peterson posted.

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Khan, one of the most prominent supporters of the climate change movement, has been criticized in the past over his reluctance to condemn private jet usage in London, as well as the air travel miles he has racked up since taking office while warning about climate change.

"Hasn’t he heard of Zoom?" Khan’s critics tweeted in October when the liberal mayor flew 7,000 miles across the globe from the United Kingdom to Argentina to speak at a climate change summit.

Khan’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

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