But fears of losing viewership led the network back to the barricades for Trump, and its support for the former president cut off potential avenues of attack for his primary opponents. Three years later, Murdoch’s network has submitted to Trump before a single vote has been cast in the Republican presidential primary. Fox anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum signaled the network’s capitulation during Trump’s Wednesday town hall — timed to clash with a Haley-DeSantis debate by Trump’s own demand. Thursday brought more signs that Fox’s interest in continuing the GOP primaries is minimal. Baier contrasted debate clips of DeSantis and Haley squabbling against what he called the “general election back and forth” between Trump and President Joe Biden.

Source: Fox News January 12, 2024 23:45 UTC