In order to maintain relationships Fox CEO makes panicked calls to Ivanka and Melania Trump in hopes that they can get Donald Trump back on for Thursday’s debate. Obviously, without Trump, network ratings will go down for the debate as the viewers may not seem as interested if Trump isn’t shaking it up.
Folks who bought advertising on the network for the Thursday debate may be unpleased with Trump’s departure according to Trumps campaign manager, which gives good reason for Ailes desperate phone calls.
Though Trump demands to only speak to Rupert Murdoch, Murdoch casually invites Michael Bloomberg to join the debate. No further discussions from Trump and Murdoch have been reported, except for Fox who comments that Trump is still welcome to join the debate.
Things have only been escalating between Trump and the network since then with the Daily Mail reporting:
Trump is also continuing to attack the network, writing Wednesday morning; ‘The statement put out yesterday by @FoxNews was a disgrace to good broadcasting and journalism. Who would ever say something so nasty & dumb.’
The first statement released by the network said; ‘We learned from a secret back channel that the Ayatollah and Putin both intend to treat Donald Trump unfairly when they meet with him if he becomes president — a nefarious source tells us that Trump has his own secret plan to replace the Cabinet with his Twitter followers to see if he should even go to those meetings.’
Source: Daily Mail
The viewership of the debate was almost cut in half from Fox debate in August ! It bites for Fox . Haha !
The hit Fox took from barring Rand was far larger than Trump’s self-removal from the debate.
Trump is a copy-cat, turns out always copying Rand doesn’t always work does it. Lol.
Let him go. Debate was better without his childish rants and name calling.
I heard Ailes is a big illegal immigrant activist. He is for them,
Good. I can’t stand trump and his childish rants I change channel when he comes on. Tired of his making fun of people and name calling.
Get over it he don’t have to if he don’t want to… it shows anyone who hates fox is a liberal…
Didn’t work, did it?