Trump Reportedly Ranks All Fox News Anchors For Loyalty: Steve Doocy is a 12 out of 10

[DonViejo]

by Colby Hall | Mar 4th, 2019, 8:33 am

The New Yorker just published a very thorough report by Jane Mayer that takes a detailed look at the remarkably cozy and symbiotic relationship that President Donald Trump enjoys with his favorite cable news outlet Fox News. One such detail in the report: how the Commander in Chief privately ranks Fox News talent on their loyalty to him on a scale of 1 to 10.

“The Making of the Fox News White House”, bearing the dek, “Fox News has always been partisan. But has it become propaganda?” which reveals the critical angle Mayer takes in her article. Much of what has reported covers very familiar territory for Mediaite readers, but the investigation develops a compelling narrative that is sure to get some pushback from defenders of Fox News. (It’s also worth noting that the standard New Yorker demographic may not be as fluent with cable news drama as the tonier and more attractive Mediaite reader.)

Among the many terrific details reported by Mayer, follows a bon mot from Charlie Black, the former partner of Roger Stone and Paul Manafort, i.e. the one not currently in legal trouble. Mayer reports:

Charlie Black, a longtime Republican lobbyist in Washington, whose former firm, Black, Manafort & Stone, advised Trump in the eighties and nineties, told me, “Trump gets up and watches ‘Fox & Friends’ and thinks these are his friends. He thinks anything on Fox is friendly. But the problem is he gets unvetted ideas.” Trump has told confidants that he has ranked the loyalty of many reporters, on a scale of 1 to 10. Bret Baier, Fox News’ chief political anchor, is a 6; (Sean) Hannity a solid 10. Steve Doocy, the co-host of “Fox & Friends,” is so adoring that Trump gives him a 12.

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[Dennis Donovan]

1. The Mayer / New Yorker story is very important...

...in the sense that, up until recently, Fox was the most-watched cable news channel, so it influenced an awful lot of people's thinking (with these people not knowing they were being manipulated).

In order for our democracy to function, its citizens need to be INFORMED, not entertained or coddled. News should only contain FACTS.

[TheBlackAdder]

2. It's the most cited, because of that bullshit "Fair Reporting" standard. FOX is always the opposite.

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Many of an issues opposing views stem from fabricated FOX broadcasts.

While there are many sites that push the truthful report, FOX emerges as the contrary view most times.

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[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Hey Hannity, come here and kiss my ass for a bit - Donald J Trump