"Walters revealed he would step down to lead the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a conservative nonprofit vowing to "destroy teachers' unions." He made the declaration from the studios of KOKH, the Fox affiliate in Oklahoma City. The station had agreed to let Walters use its set with the understanding that he would take questions from its journalists once the live interview ended."
"Ryan, you just mentioned online that you're going to work for this non-teachers union. What do you want to say to Oklahomans who might feel like you're bailing out on them? Can you tell us when you're stepping down and when this job is coming to a close for you? ... Did [angling for this new job] interfere with your job for Oklahoma?"
"When @OKCFOX agreed to let @RyanWalters_ use our studio for his interview with FOX national, we made clear we were going to talk to him afterward," Suares wrote. "I'll post the video of what happened next. In the meantime, his new position is posted online."
Ryan Walters announced his resignation as Oklahoma state superintendent to lead the Teacher Freedom Alliance, a conservative nonprofit committed to destroying teachers' unions. He made the announcement on national Fox News from the KOKH studio in Oklahoma City. KOKH had agreed that Walters would take questions from its journalists after the live interview, but he exited the studio and quickly walked through newsroom corridors with an aide as reporters pursued him. Reporters asked about timing, whether he was abandoning Oklahomans, and whether seeking the new job interfered with his duties. KOKH anchor Wendy Suares posted the clip on X.
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