Bret Baier On Trump’s Love-Hate Relationship with Fox News
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This is the New Yorker Radio Hour, a co-production of WNYC Studios and The New Yorker. Welcome to the New Yorker Radio Hour. I'm David Remnick. The relationship between Fox News and Donald Trump is not just close, it can be profoundly influential.
Trump frequently responds to segments in real time online, even if only to complain about a poll that he doesn't like. He's tapped the network for nearly two dozen roles within his administration, including the current Secretary of Defense Pete Heggseth, who is a former weekend host. The network is seen as having an outsized impact on his relationship with his base and even his agenda. And most recently it's been reported that Fox News's coverage of the Iran-Israel conflict influenced Trump's decision to enter that fight. America first is not sitting in a beach chair and using words.
It's taking decisive action when we can take out Fourdeaux with one swoop of an airplane. And while the network's right wing commentators, from Sean Hannity to Laura Ingram to Mark Levin, tend to grab the most headlines and stand as the ideological coloring of the network, Special Report, its 6 p.m. broadcast that's anchored by Brett Baer, is essential to the conservative media complex. Brett Baer draws over three million viewers a night, at times surpassing legacy brands like CBS evening news, despite being available in half as many homes.
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