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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"They had a humongus blowup": As Election Approaches, Trump Fears Fox News is Going Rogue
Despite Foxs pro-Trump fixtures, the president fumed to Rupert Murdoch about unflattering coverage and pollingand faces moderator Chris Wallace at this months debate. Hes no joke, says a former West Wing official.BY GABRIEL SHERMAN
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
At first glance Donald Trump should be relieved that a Fox News host will moderate the first presidential debate on September 29. Many observers consider the network to be the de facto propaganda arm of the White House, and its hosts are among Trumps most loyal surrogates. Chris Wallace, who will be behind the moderators desk later this month, is the rare exception: a Fox anchor who is unafraid to confront Trump. Any Republican who thinks Wallace will go easy on Trump is badly mistaken. Hes no joke, a former West Wing official said.
The Trump campaign had hoped that the Commission on Presidential Debates would choose Bret Baier or Martha MacCallum, Fox anchors who are seen as less aggressive than Wallace. Sources close to Trump are worried that Trump is unprepared to handle what Wallace could throw at him. The two have history. In July, Wallaces contentious interview with Trump featured the president boasting that he passed a cognitive test. Well, its not the hardest test, Wallace responded. It shows a picture and it says, Whats that? And its an elephant.
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Perhaps anticipating a grilling by Wallace, Trump has been ratcheting up his anger at Fox. Last week Trump called on Fox to fire national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin after she appeared on air and confirmed parts of Jeffrey Goldbergs explosive Atlantic story detailing Trump allegedly making disparaging comments about Americas war dead. Trump has also taken to promoting fringe Fox competitor One America News, which has provided glowing coverage of the president and amplified pro-Trump conspiracy theories.
In private Trump blames Fox Corp. cochairman Rupert Murdoch for allowing segments like Griffins on the air. Sources whove spoken with Trump told me Trump thinks Murdoch wants him to lose. Trump definitely thinks Rupert is not in his corner, a Republican close to the White House said. Trump is not entirely wrong. Sources close to Murdoch said Murdoch has told people he thinks Trump will lose in November. Murdoch is thinking about how to steer his media empire into a post-Trump environment. This is about business for Rupert, one source said.
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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/09/trump-fears-fox-news-is-going-rogue
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"They had a humongus blowup": As Election Approaches, Trump Fears Fox News is Going Rogue (Original Post)
catbyte
Sep 2020
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Nor do I. I cringe when I hear him described as "the real reporter" at FOX.
Midnight Writer
Sep 2020
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Miguelito Loveless
(4,458 posts)1. I wish I could say I trust Wallace,
but I don't. What a disgrace to his father's name.
Midnight Writer
(21,738 posts)3. Nor do I. I cringe when I hear him described as "the real reporter" at FOX.
Miguelito Loveless
(4,458 posts)7. Well, that's kind of like being called
the cleanest pig in the sty, or the best looking intestinal parasite in the Petri dish
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)5. I don't trust Wallace either
He could easily twist against Biden while feigning fair. It only takes one question for right wingers to sense attack angle and deflect away from Trump
Fiendish Thingy
(15,568 posts)2. They are working to lower expectations for Trump's debate performance
First the stories that hes refusing to prepare, now this story that even Wallace will be tough on him, setting the stage for any poor performance to be shrugged off by his cultists.
catbyte
(34,367 posts)4. Yeah, they'll probably try to feed us some BS like he's too busy managing Covid & "the riots"
to prep--like he's "presidenting" 24/7 instead of sitting on the can tweeting while watching Hannity.
Cha
(297,123 posts)6. "Unflattering"? they mean they told the damn truth.