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Radio silence from Fox as Trump bans news orgs that once defended it
Fox News’ Laura Ingraham in 2023 (Gage Skidmore)
Fox News Chose Silence Because Silence Served Power
The Ban Was the Point
Donald Trump announced that CNN, MS NOW, and another news organization would be barred from the White House because they published coverage he disliked. He described unfavorable reporting as “fiction and lies” and warned that other outlets could follow. Fox News then largely withheld the story from its audience, giving the ban only fleeting attention outside prime time.
The President Used the Leverage
This was not a dispute among media companies. The president controls…
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