Revelations in the Dominion Voting Systems suit reveal Fox News figures privately ‘disgusted’ by Trump, but he remains a ratings driver who got a deferential edit just this week on the channel.
Not surprisingly, Carlson was silent on the headline revelations this week from court filings that, two days before the Capitol Hill riot, he had“I truly can’t wait,” Carlson typed on Jan. 4, 2021. “I hate him passionately.”
Trump was Fox News’ most faithful viewer throughout his four years in the White House. He was also its ratings driver, as Fox executives well knew. Network hosts Carlson, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs and others all cosied up to the Republican leader and were happy to amplify his messages. Hannity remains a Trump cheerleader today — at least when the cameras are turned on — even if Fox News has been conspicuous in trying to diversify its core coverage.
And this week, in addition to congratulating Carlson by name, Trump took pains to remind Fox News that he continues to makes a contribution to their strange marriage of convenience.a tally showing that his speech to the Conservative Political Action Committee had drawn 1.6 million viewers to Fox News, topping last Saturday’s cable news rankings.
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