Fox and Newsmax did however air complaints about the hearing before and afterward. Immediately after the hearing, which included a video compilation of the assault, Fox anchor Bret Baier said the hearing "was an eye-opener" for "anybody watching who... thought it was not violent." "A massive wave of former Fox News viewers have abandoned Fox and have found a home at OAN," Herring claimed at the time. Saturday was one of them: Fox didn't air Trump's speech, but Newsmax did, so Newsmax surged ahead in the ratings for about an hour. The banners on both Fox and Newsmax cast the hearing in political language by calling it "DEM-LED."

Source: CNN July 27, 2021 21:22 UTC