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THREAD: ----> Read to bottom for Fox's catch-n-kill of the Stormy @StormyDaniels story in Oct. of 2016.
"Good reporting kiddo. But Rupert wants Donald Trump to win. So just let it go."
"Good reporting kiddo. But Rupert wants Donald Trump to win. So just let it go."
Fox was co-founded by Roger Ailes, part of some of the nation's "dirtiest and most divisive" campaigns, including Nixon. Ailes, later fired amid sex harassment claims, joined Trump's debate team.
"The genius was seeing there's an attraction to fear-based, anger-based politics that has to do with class and race. .... Trump and Murdoch also share a transactional approach to politics, devoid of almost any ideology besides self-interest."
"In a trial run of his campaign tactics, he (Trump in 2011) used the channel as a platform to exploit racist suspicions about President Barack Obama, spreading doubt about whether he was born in America."
While Fox's "embrace of Trumpism took some time," Bill Shine, a Fox-co-president and "Uncle Bill" to Hannity's kids, is Trump dep. chief of staff. Hannity speaks to/advises POTUS almost every night, appeared on stage with Trump and has become effectively "shadow chief of staff."
Hollywood Reporter obtained financial disclosure forms revealing Fox has been paying Shine millions of dollars since he joined the Administration.
Other personalities who've jumped to and from Fox and WH: Ben Carson, John Bolton; K.T. McFarland, Hope Hicks Kim Guilfoyle (now working Trump reelect and dating Don Jr.; Pete Hegseth and Lou Dobbs have been in official meetings offering policy advice.
An on catch-n-kill, Jane reports the following: Fox.com reporter Diana Falzone, who often covered the entertainment industry, had obtained proof Trump had engaged in a sexual relationship in 2006 with a pornographic film actress.
Falzone had also amassed emails between Daniel's atty and Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, detailing the cash settlement and nondisclosure.
Ultimately, she was told: "Good reporting kiddo. But Rupert wants Donald Trump to win. So just let it go."
Ultimately, she was told: "Good reporting kiddo. But Rupert wants Donald Trump to win. So just let it go."
