Opinion: Fox News faces consequences for Trump propaganda
Dan Balz, chief correspondent at The Washington Post; Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor at PBS NewsHour; and Bret Baier, chief political anchor at Fox News, participate in a discussion on Jan. 23. By Erik Wemple Erik Wemple Media critic with a focus on the ups and downs and downs of the cable-news industry. Email Bio Follow Media critic March 6 at 4:37 PM Fox News has branded itself as a conservative network housing a squad of sycophants for President Trump.
Fox News provided The Post this statement from executive Bill Sammon: “We hope the DNC will reconsider its decision to bar Chris Wallace, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, all of whom embody the ultimate journalistic integrity and professionalism, from moderating a Democratic presidential debate. They’re the best debate team in the business and they offer candidates an important opportunity to make their case to the largest TV news audience in America, which includes many persuadable voters.
The taint on the opinion side isn’t nearly as hard to tease out. Host Sean Hannity is a straight-up advocate for Trump and antagonist to Democrats. Tucker Carlson, the table-setter at 8 p.m., specializes in exaggerating and mischaracterizing Democratic politicians and positions. The hosts of “Fox & Friends” should collect salaries from Trump, just for being good, loyal partisans.
Fox, however, may have given Trump a little help. A pair of Fox insiders and a source close to Trump believe that Ailes informed the Trump campaign about Kelly’s question. Two of those sources say that they know of the tipoff from a purported eyewitness. In addition, a former Trump campaign aide says that a Fox contact gave him advance notice of a different debate question, which asked the candidates whether they would support the Republican nominee, regardless of who won.
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