Fox, you might recall, was a welcoming haven for “birtherism” — the racist lies about President Barack Obama’s birthplace. And its most high-profile personality, Sean Hannity, is not only a close confidant of President Trump but appeared with him onstage at a campaign rally last year. Within days, DNC Chairman Tom Perez announced that Fox wouldn’t be chosen as one of the hosts of the Democratic primary debates. And President Trump, predictably, vowed retribution in an overheated tweet. Despite the skills of a few journalists who should have long ago left the network in protest, Fox News has become an American plague.

Source: Washington Post March 07, 2019 15:02 UTC