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☆ Kamala Harris reportedly watches Fox News and gets upset about the negative coverage: 'It got in her head'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewVice President Kamala Harris's media diet includes Fox News, according to Axios. "It got in her head and caused high anxiety because they were constantly hammering her," said one former Harris aide. AdvertisementBoth Harris and President Joe Biden are also fans of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," with Biden in particular often asking aides whether they saw a particular story or segment from the show, according to the report. Since Biden and Harris took office, Fox News has been a consistent font of criticism for both — but Harris in particular.

Persons: —, Kamala, Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Dana Perino, Jeanine Pirro, Harris, Biden, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Fox News, Business Locations: Montreal, Canada

☆ A court artist covering Trump's trial had the perfect response to a Fox commentator calling her work a 'travesty'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kayleigh McEnany poked fun at a courtroom sketch of Trump on "The Five" on Monday. The artist, Elizabeth Williams, said that "dumping on court artists" is becoming more and more common. AdvertisementAdvertisementA courtroom sketch artist has responded to a Fox News commentator who called her drawings of Donald Trump a "travesty." Although other artists' work had been shown in the segment, an image by courtroom sketch artist Elizabeth Williams was displayed on screen at the time. AdvertisementAdvertisementWilliams has been a courtroom artist for decades, and recapped her coverage of Trump going back to the 1980s.

Persons: Kayleigh, Trump, Elizabeth Williams, Williams, —, Donald Trump, Kayleigh McEnany, Letitia James, Dana Perino chimed, Greg Gutfeld, Louis CK, Trump's, Colin Jost, YouTube Jost, Donald Trump Jr, Judge Arthur Engoron, Laura Italiano Organizations: Service, Fox, White House Press, Fox News, New York, Trump, USFL, NFL, SNL, YouTube, Team Trump Locations: Miami

☆ Opinion: When it comes to quality over quantity, this Republican contender nailed it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Sheena Mckenzie | Opinion Todd Graham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

She didn’t need more speaking time because Haley valued quality over quantity. Regardless of the topic, I felt that Haley’s understanding of the issues and the depth of her answers were unrivaled. Pence was once the vice president of the United States, but on the debate stage he was anything but powerful. DDoug BurgumRobyn Beck/AFP/Getty ImagesWhen it comes to knowledge and experience solving problems, the governor of North Dakota is on par with Haley. At one moment in the debate, Burgum demanded (not kidding — he actually said the word demand) to be allowed to speak.

Persons: Todd Graham, he’s, —, Nikki Haley Mike Blake, Nikki Haley, Haley, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis Mike Blake, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, ’, Chris Christie, It’s, Mike Pence Mark J, Terrill, Mike Pence, Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, that’s, Doug Burgum Robyn Beck, Doug Burgum’s, hasn’t, Burgum, Dana Perino, Perino, Chris Christie Robyn Beck, Trump, Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy Robyn Beck, Ramaswamy can’t, “, Tim Scott Robyn Beck, Tim Scott, Scott, I’m, Barack Obama Organizations: Southern Illinois University, Facebook, Twitter, CNN, United Nations, Republican, Trump, New, New Jersey Gov, ’ Research, Getty, Fox News, FedEx Locations: South Carolina, China, Ukraine, New Jersey, Russia, United States, AFP, North Dakota

Republican presidential candidates talk over each other during the second Republican candidates' debate of the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, September 27, 2023. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a frequent Trump critic, chimed in, saying Trump was "afraid" and mocking him as "Donald Duck" for skipping the debate. Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the November 2024 election, was also a frequent target for the Republican candidates, who castigated his handling of the economy and the southern border with Mexico. "They're all job candidates," Trump said dismissively of the seven Republicans at the debate. Haley, meanwhile, was hoping a second consecutive strong debate performance will convince some Republican donors she has the best odds of unseating Trump.

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CNN —The second 2024 Republican presidential primary debate ended just as it began: with former President Donald Trump – who hasn’t yet appeared alongside his rivals onstage – as the party’s dominant front-runner. “Tonight’s GOP debate was as boring and inconsequential as the first debate, and nothing that was said will change the dynamics of the primary contest,” Trump campaign senior adviser Chris LaCivita said in a statement. DeSantis, Pence duck health care questions while Haley pouncesDespite the efforts of moderators to pin them down, DeSantis and Pence struggled to respond when challenged on their respective records on health care. A messy first hourThe first hour of the second GOP primary debate was beset by interruptions, crosstalk and protracted squabbles between the candidates and moderators over speaking time. Further complicating the matter, some of the highest polling candidates – DeSantis and Haley – were among those least willing to dive into the muck during the first hour.

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☆ Dana Perino of Fox News Is About to Face Her Biggest Test as a Journalist
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Jeremy W. Peters | More About Jeremy W. Peters | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Dana Perino can punch and parry with the best of them. But she could be better at ducking. In 2008, when Ms. Perino was the White House press secretary for President George W. Bush, she got clocked in the face with a boom microphone in the scuffle that broke out after a journalist threw his shoes at Mr. Bush. “I had a black eye for six weeks,” Ms. Perino, now an anchor for Fox News, said in an interview last week from her sun-dappled Upper West Side apartment. It will be the biggest moment for Ms. Perino at Fox News since she began co-hosting “The Five” in 2011.

Persons: Dana, parry, Perino, George W, Bush, “, ” Ms, —, Donald J, Trump Organizations: White House, Fox News, Bush Republican Locations: Simi Valley, Calif

☆ Rupert Murdoch steps down as Fox and News Corp. chairman, sending shockwaves through media and politics
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Rupert Murdoch, the powerful right-wing media mogul who built and oversaw one of the world’s most influential news empires, announced Thursday that he will step down as chairman of his companies, Fox Corporation and News Corporation. Lachlan Murdoch steps inLachlan Murdoch will take over as chairman of Fox and News Corporation. Evan Agostini/Invision/APStepping into his shoes, Murdoch’s eldest son, Lachlan, who already serves as chief executive of Fox Corporation, will become sole chairman of both companies. In 1986, Murdoch got into the television business after he purchased several US television stations and created Fox Broadcasting. In recent years, under Murdoch, Fox News has advanced baseless conspiracy theories, including the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 presidential election.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, ” Murdoch, Murdoch, Donald Trump’s, Lachlan Murdoch, Evan Agostini, Lachlan, ”, Rupert, “, ” Rupert Murdoch, Trump, oilman Marvin Davis, Donald Trump, Bill Hemmer, Hemmer, Dana Perino Organizations: New, New York CNN, Fox Corporation, News Corporation, “, ”, Fox and News Corporation, Wall Street Journal, New York, Republican Party, Fox News, CNN, Australian, UK’s, The Times, Sunday Times of, Century Fox, Fox Broadcasting, Sky, Comcast, Fox, Disney, Fox Sports, Fox News Fox News, Voting Systems, Dominion Locations: New York, cahoots, Sunday Times of London, Britain, America

☆ Donald Trump's Republican rivals need to take him on at second debate, moderator says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Tim Reid | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

President Trump has a commanding and seemingly very enduring lead. Trump, who leads his nearest rival for the Republican presidential nomination by some 40 percentage points in opinion polls, is skipping the second debate, just as he did the first one in Wisconsin last month. Perino, a co-moderator of the Sept. 27 debate, said none of Trump's rivals managed to alter the dynamic of the nominating race in that first debate. With voting in the nominating contest starting in Iowa in January, Trump's Republican rivals are running out of time to halt his march to becoming the Republican standard-bearer, despite his myriad legal troubles. Reporting by Tim Reid in Los Angeles; editing by Ross Colvin; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Fox News says Carlson, Hannity, Bartiromo set to testify at defamation trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] Fox personality Tucker Carlson speaks at the 2017 Business Insider Ignition: Future of Media conference in New York, U.S., November 30, 2017. Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old chair of Fox's parent Fox Corp (FOXA.O), is not on Fox's witness list. The Denver-based company has said emails, texts and depositions show that Fox aired false election claims to boost profit and keep viewers from defecting to the right-wing outlets Newsmax and OAN, which also embraced Trump's claims. "The evidence developed in this civil proceeding demonstrates that (it) is CRYSTAL clear that none of the statements relating to Dominion about the 2020 election are true," he wrote. Fox faces a similar lawsuit by another voting technology company, Smartmatic, which is seeking $2.7 billion in damages.

Bad for business.”The email to Cooper was revealed as part of Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News. Dominion Voting SystemsIn earlier court filings, the data about the Fox Nation subscriptions had been redacted. The messages underscore the panic that gripped Fox News in the wake of the 2020 election when its viewers rebelled against the channel for accurately calling the election for President Joe Biden. At the time, Powell, Giuliani and host Lou Dobbs were promoting debunked conspiracy theories that Dominion had rigged the 2020 election by flipping millions of votes. fox dominion email Dominion Voting Systems“Any day with Rudy and Sidney is guaranteed gold!” the Dobbs producer wrote.

☆ Fox News host says sickness shouldn't stop you from working: 'We just come in and cough all over each other'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"I don't think that you necessarily should have, like, the six sick days every year," one host said. On Friday's episode of "The Five," Fox News hosts expressed their disdain for employees using sick days. I don't think that you necessarily should have, like, the six sick days every year." Host Jesse Watters, a regular host on the show, said he "never" takes off when he's sick, "especially" since he appears "on TV." An immunocompromised and pro-vaccine Fox host, anchor Neil Cavuto, almost died from COVID-19 and still received death threats over his support of the vaccine.

☆ Peter Thiel was the 'puppet master' behind Facebook's political dealings, and 6 other unusual details about the billionaire tycoon's relationship with Mark Zuckerberg
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-08 | by ( Dorothy Cucci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Peter Thiel and Mark Zuckerberg have known each other since 2004, when Thiel became Facebook's first major investor. Some believe Thiel acted as Zuckerberg's "puppet master," and Facebook employees noticed that Zuckerberg seemed to rely on Thiel in an unusual and sometimes concerning way. Zuckerberg told Thiel he should resign from Facebook's board of directors in August 2017. Thiel underestimated Facebook's potential and told Zuckerberg to sell the company in its second year. When Yahoo offered to buy Facebook for $1 billion, Thiel told Zuckerberg to take the deal — but then-22-year-old CEO said no.

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