But no other item could eclipse the news that Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman, had surrendered to authorities. Not even on "Fox & Friends," Trump's favorite cable news program,which often acts as an unofficial arm of the White House communications department. Kilmeade and his two "Fox & Friends" co-hosts Steve Doocy and Ainsley Earhardt did not ignore the news, of course. Where "Fox & Friends" hewed close to the White House line, Hemmer and Smith delivered the Manafort news straight. Besides devoting time to other topics, "Fox & Friends" also worked to spin the indictment news.

Source: CNN October 30, 2017 15:43 UTC