It hurt the brand because it hurt peoples’ feelings. It hurt feelings, but no one wanted to tell the audience to “toughen up.”Of course, Trump himself was angry for another reason. It’s unclear whether some Fox opinion hosts were complicit in this scheme or simply useful idiots. “It became really hurtful.”Both MacCallum and Baier argued for a “layer” of decision-making that would prevent such backlashes in the future. Sammon resisted retracting the call, to the consternation of Fox CEO Suzanne Scott.

Source: Fox News March 09, 2023 21:43 UTC