Discussions with network executives had given The Dispatch founders the impression that Fox would “right the ship” in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat, as Goldberg told the New York Times. “I can’t do the rationalizations anymore,” Goldberg told the Times’ Ben Smith, who on Sunday revealed that the conservative commentators had resigned from Fox News last week. Carlson’s Patriot Purge has been criticized by everyone from congressional Republicans to Fox’s own correspondents; even Fox News has seemingly tried to distance itself from its contents in emphasizing that the series was not for the channel but for Fox Nation, Fox’s paid streaming service. CNN’s Brian Stelter noted that the pair, formerly editors at the Weekly Standard, were rarely booked by network producers this year. Though they are the first to resign over Carlson’s Patriot Purge and the broader radicalization of Fox News that it represents, Hayes and Goldberg are reportedly not alone in their concerns.

Source: Fox News November 23, 2021 11:46 UTC