A thread 🧵about how Fox News covered the Signal chat security scandal. Day 1 - The Five. During a discussion about how Democrats were horrible Jessica Tarlov managed to talk about it. Producers dedicated 0% of the episode to the story. 1/11
2/11 - Day One - Monday Special Report with Bret Baier (John Roberts hosts) The program treated it like a minor story. It was embarrassing. How did this happen? Oops of the highest magnitude. Brit Hume was not impressed. Producers dedicated 8% of airtime for the story.
3/11 Day One - Monday The Ingraham Angle - Pete Hegseth speaks "It's a hoax! No classified information was released. No war plans" Ingraham downplays the scandal. Sen. Josh Hawley - Leftists griping. Producers dedicated 14% of airtime for the story.
4/11 Day One - Monday Jesse Watters Primetime. Watters barely mentioned it. He reduced the story to roughly one minute. A caller sent a text message about it. It took up 2.5% of airtime.
5/11 Day One - Hannity - the senior Fox News host only dedicated 45 seconds to the scandal. Hannity pivoted to trashing Joe Biden. Bingo cards. It took up less than 2% of total airtime.
6/11 Day Two Fox & Friends - Steve Doocy - classified information was leaked. The Democrats have a tangible hammer to hit Trump. Kayleigh McEnany - this was an obvious mistake obviously. Lawrence Jones - everyone uses Signal. The story took up 15% of airtime.
7/11 Day Two - The Five - This time producers opened with the story dedicating 32% of airtime to the scandal. Democrats sleep with spies, crackhead sons, no one died. War Emojis! Maybe someone should be fired. Gutfeld doesn't know what a SCIF is.
8/11 Day Two - Special Report with Bret Baier (John Roberts host) Now the story dominates the episode taking up 32% of airtime. Roberts seems to doubt the admin. Tulsi Gabbard seems to perjure herself. How did this happen? If Goldberg is so incompetent how did this happen?
9/11 Day Two - The Ingraham Angle - Ingraham interviews Mike Walz the man who added Goldberg to the Signal chat. Conspiracy? End of Ukraine War? How is his number on your phone? Jimmy Failla makes a bad joke about Elizabeth Warren. The story took up 59% of airtime.
10/11 Day Two - Jesse Watters Primetime - Now the story is a big deal. No one died! Conspiracy theories! No Watergate. No classified material. Goldberg is a she. Journalists give out fake names? Hillary! Identity theft. EMOJIS! The story took up 39% of airtime.
11/11 Day Two - Hannity - The senior Fox News host twisted the scandal to complain about Biden. Biden was a vegetable. Humpty Dumpty? The media mob is worked up! NO classified information was released. Charlie Kirk - they were loyal to Trump there's no scandal. Luigi Mangione?
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A thread 🧵about how Fox News covered Pres. Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress. On Fox & Friends they were concerned what Democrats might do. Hand clappers! Egg cartons! On The Five they predicted the deal with Ukraine would be confirmed during the speech. 1/10
2/10 on Special Report with Bret Baier - Tariffs cause "temporary" pain. The stock market is sinking. The deal with Ukraine could get solved during the speech. Does Trump have a master plan? How long will the speech be? Don't rip up any documents!
3/10 - The Ingraham Angle - The Democrats will go crazy! The stock market is tanking! Planes are crashing! Mardi Gras! Donald Trump MUST stay popular. The avian flu is overblown! Biden killed 2 million chickens! Egg cartons. Clappers! Trump ordered McDonald's
A thread 🧵on how Fox News covered Trump’s disastrous attempt at a mineral/peace deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Before the Oval Office meeting Fox News hosts bragged that Trump has ended the Ukraine War three weeks into his presidency. 1/10
The Oval Office visit. Zelenskyy explains that Putin has broken promises and ceasefires 25 times since 2014, Europe has been generous with their support for Ukraine, a reporter asks him why he doesn't wear a suit, Zelenskyy reminds Trump that Putin invaded Ukraine. 2/10
The Oval Office - Trump boasts that he has not taken a side but he shows sympathy towards Russia. Putin has suffered because of the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax. Trump's comments about Ukraine sound like his "very fine people on both sides" speech. 3/10
A thread 🧵How Fox News covered the Vice Presidential debate from Ingraham to Fox News at Night. Laura Ingraham - the moderators won’t be fair! Tim Walz is an extremist! J.D. Vance will be pummeled with questions about “Haitian food choices” 1/8
Jesse Watters was obsessed with masculinity - a debate between two men for men, Tim Walz is not manly enough. J.D. Vance shouldn’t argue with women - it’s tricky. Kayleigh McEnany - Tim Walz aides think he’s a moron! 2/8
The pre-date show with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. Everything is terrible. Don’t talk about cats! Project 2025! Sex change surgeries. More cats and dogs! Feminine hygiene products. We don’t need a dad in plaid. Harris is a communist! 3/8
A Thread 🧵The First Presidential Debate between Harris and Trump. Fox News hosts had high hopes - It was a big night. If Trump could only stay calm, not get rattled, things should go well for him. The sugar high for Harris is over. She will have to attack. 1/8
The debate - one memorable moment - Vice President Kamala Harris encourages Americans to go to Trump rallies to watch supporters leave early. Trump is enraged. It’s one of many instances when she got under his skin. 2/8
Trump responds - His rallies are the biggest most incredible in the history of politics. No one goes to Kamala Harris’ rallies. Immigrants are eating dogs and cats. Trump gets fact checked in real time. His evidence is that he saw it on TV! 3/8
A thread 🧵of Fox News from The Five - Hannity on the night Trump was found guilty on 34 counts. The first half of The Five was dedicated to legal experts and lawyers discussing the case. Judge Jeanine called Stormy Daniels a hooker. Jonathan Turley said Trump was calm. 1/7
The Five part 2 - the producers cut back to the studio. Greg Gutfeld talked about Popeye on meth, Watters Trump is a Greek tragedy. He will vanquish his enemies. Hunter Biden gets brought up. 🤔Perino plugs Trump’s fundraising site. 2/7
On Special Report with Bret Baier - Trump’s fundraising site is down! Trey Gowdy - a tuxedo on a misdemeanor, Hunter Biden 🤔. Peter Doocy mentions that Trump called veterans losers. Jonathan Turley says people are rejoicing. Marco Rubio - Trump’s being fed to lions! 3/7
A thread 🧵 how Fox News covered the South Carolina primary in 7 tweets. Let’s take a look at the big board - Trump performed well with non-college aged rural voters, Trump is too extreme, Nikki Haley voters won’t vote for him, Haley has stronger mental acuity 1/7
Former SC Rep Trey Gowdy thinks Haley is just waiting for Trump’s campaign to collapse. Jessica Tarlov points out that Nikki Haley’s voters won’t vote for Trump. The pile up on Haley has just begun. 2/7
Bill Hemmer abruptly switches to the border crisis. Fox News has promoted it for years. What made the story #1 with GOP voters? Fox News? Or the actual crisis? It’s hard to know as Fox News whips up fear about it constantly. 3/7