lpetrich
Contributor
The Making of the Fox News White House in The New Yorker, goes into detail about the close relationship between Fox News and the Trump Administration, including crossovers of people between them. Also notes where the President seems to have outsourced much of his policymaking to Fox and Friends, something that he spends much of his time watching in his "Executive Time" periods.
5 zaniest revelations from New Yorker’s bombshell exposé about Fox News’ influence on Donald Trump | Salon.com
5 zaniest revelations from New Yorker’s bombshell exposé about Fox News’ influence on Donald Trump | Salon.com
1. Trump ranks reporters on a scale of 1 to 10 for their “loyalty” to him — and Steve Doocy is a 12.
2. Jared Kushner is effectively Rupert Murdoch’s direct pipeline to the White House.
3. Roger Ailes allegedly fed Trump questions before the GOP debates.
4. Fox News uncovered the Stormy Daniels scandal during the election — but buried the story and retaliated against the reporter who found it.
5. Trump personally ordered an economic adviser to use antitrust lawsuits to attack Fox News’ competitors.