Perspective: Mueller’s report proves why Trump loves Fox News — and why he needs it now more than ever
By Margaret Sullivan Margaret Sullivan Media columnist Email Bio Follow Media columnist April 20 at 7:00 AM It’s no secret that Fox News and the Trump administration are deeply entwined with each other: They are the conjoined twins of misinformation.
The follow-up coverage and commentary, though, was outlandishly one-sided, led by Trump lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani, who was allowed to spin frenetically for what seemed like endless minutes, offering such gems as “there’s not a single surprise” in the report.I tuned in to Fox for a while Thursday morning, trying the experiment of using it as my only news source for an hour or two.
Trump will need Fox News more than ever to fend off the undeniable truths of the report, which Dahlia Lithwick in Slate called a “highlights reel of things even the most casual observer already knew.” The report’s findings made it all the more absurd that Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, a world-class dissembler herself, was ever so graciously offering Thursday to accept apologies from reporters.
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