Posted on 09/25/2015 10:21:13 AM PDT by conservativejoy
By now it should be clear to both sides of the Donald Trump–Fox News war that there never was — nor will there likely be — an enduring truce. Case in point: Earlier today, Fox News released a statement announcing that the network’s chairman, Roger Ailes, and Trump will meet next week to discuss “their differences of opinion regarding Fox’s coverage of Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign.”
It’s the second time in a month that Ailes has attempted to broker peace with Trump after Trump took to Twitter to blast Megyn Kelly.
One reason there likely won’t be peace in our time is that Trump still has not gotten over Kelly's questioning of him during the opening Republican primary debate. “She caused me a lot of damage, didn’t she?” Trump recently vented to a friend. “He’s really angry,” a source explained.
Which is why the latest dustup broke out on Tuesday night. During Kelly's show, Trump fired off a series of anti-Kelly tweets. Both sides dispute what happened next. According to a Fox source, Ailes called Fox executive vice-president Bill Shine and told him to cancel Trump’s scheduled appearance on The O’Reilly Factor as payback.
For its part, the Trump campaign says Trump canceled O’Reilly by announcing a Fox boycott. Fox spokesperson Irena Briganti did not return a call for comment. Trump declined to comment.
Both sides are posturing to save face. Yesterday a Fox statement called Trump's boycott "stale and tiresome." But a source close to the Trump campaign told me that Trump thinks he has the leverage. Trump has been hearing from Fox hosts who are worried that his boycott will hurt ratings.
The calculus seems to be that by shunning Fox, Trump is hoping to drive a wedge between Fox hosts, Kelly, and Ailes. That may be wishful thinking. As an Ailes friend told me today: “Roger can't turn back. The entire credibility of Fox as powerbroker rests on Trump being destroyed.”
Useless speculation. Wake me up when there’s some valid news about this situation.
I think they should be in the 1% viewer category before we even think about watching, listening or buying any sponsors products before that....
The near constant feuding and making up serves both fox and trump in the ratings game.
Look for this to continue.
I’ve started following DT’s Twitter feed, since Fox is not longer a source of information.
That's another word for reporting these days.
FOX is marxist media lite.
FOX has been on a jihad to get Trump. They never stop.
So, I stopped FOX with my remote control.
More “reality-show” concocted drama. One character shouts a lot, squeals about being “disrespected,” grabs his stuff and goes home.
Fox should be boycotted.
My wife records Kelly & Michael and watches it later, so she can FF through commercials. Sometimes I get snookered into watching it in lieu of abandoning my La-Z-Boy, which I’m loathe to do.
Yesterday they had Bull OReally on. The first subject broached by Kelly was TRUMP. I had to call my wife’s attention to OReally’s facial expression and semi-pleading tone of voice, virtually imploring for better relations with the Trump camp. We’ll have to see what develops.
fox has “not “treated him fairly”
look for a repeat of this boycott aimed at the republican party.......
To Roger Ailes:
I used to like your network - I’ve watched it pretty consistently for about 20 years. However, I no longer watch Kelley, not after she ambushed Trump and has been making smarmy comments about him since then. The Five is junk. O’Reilly I watch only if he’s actually being fair and not interrupting every guest constantly (which means that I watch him maybe 10 minutes a year). Greta - not so annoying, but she’s on Fox. Hannity is the only one I watch now, because he’s treated Trump fairly.
Fox is in the tank for the GOPe - and that I cannot abide. Neither that, nor the Dems being in the tank for the Dems. News should be reported on by the networks, not made by them.
Fix your network, Mr. Ailes, or you will lose a lot more viewers than just myself. Maybe I should write to your sponsors and let them know how I feel....
I assume this battle with Fox is part of Trump’s long term plan to win the election. He is going to need cross over votes from democrats who think Fox is the enemy.
The Mud-Ox network cant have it both ways. He wants FOX to dump on Trump and yet have him on for ratings boost? Trump aint no ones chump. Flux the FOX.
Should read: "Neither that, nor the other networks being in the tank for the Dems.
The only way there will be a truce is if Fox quits trying to be a “powerbroker” and goes back to reporting news.
Trump does have the leverage. His ratings draw is real. And he is out there tweeting his non-Fox talk show line ups. And he even promoted One America News Network.
Incidentally, I can’t sign on to One America News today. I wonder if their volume is now greater than their bandwidth or if they are under a denial of service attack.
Bottom line during the debate was Foxy news via Meh-gin tried to sink a candidate with a dirty low, down question while try to prop another one up. Fair and balanced our Ruperts. Now Roger is Ailing over that backfired missile. Too bad— down they go instead.
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