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TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:36 PM Aug 2020

Fox News Actually CUT AWAY From The Tangerine Tyrant To Watch Biden's Empty Podium. I Kid You Not!

I watch Fox so you don't have to. (Yeah, I've suffered a lot of brain damage as a result, but today was worth it!)

Remember in 2016 when all the news networks used to shoot Trump's EMPTY PODIUM, waiting for his arrival? Well, I couldn't believe what I saw on FOX NEWS today!

The Tangerine Tyrant had a faux Town Hall event on opening up the schools all set up, with Trump, Pence, DeVos, and Conway on one stage, and a hand picked panel of parents on another stage. The start of the 'event' was set to coincide with Bill Hemmer's show (that replaced Shep Smith). Trump waddled in, with his crew in tow, and they filmed him making about one minute of introductory remarks ("...grung...short....open schools...whease....tremendous...very strongly..snort....more testing than anybody else...blah blah..." ) And then, Fox News CUT AWAY, and resumed with their panel discussion on Kamala Harris! I couldn't believe it!

They kept one of their split screens on Trump's faux town hall, but they didn't carry the sound. Then, after about ten minutes, they dropped the visual as well! Trump was holding a LIVE EVENT, and FOX (of all networks) DROPPED HIM!

Next up was the Neil Cavuto show, and they literally spent the whole show FOCUSED ON BIDEN'S EMPTY PODIUM while the panel continued to talk about Kamala Harris (and not in a bad, Hannity-style way, either).

Let that sink in for a moment: FOX NEWS cut away from a LIVE TRUMP EVENT, to focus on JOE BIDEN'S EMPTY PODIUM!

It's official. Even FOX is sick of covering Trump. Trump clown show events have now become the DOG BITES MAN news, and Biden appearances are the Man Bites Dog news.

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Fox News Actually CUT AWAY From The Tangerine Tyrant To Watch Biden's Empty Podium. I Kid You Not! (Original Post) TrollBuster9090 Aug 2020 OP
why do you think they did that SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #1
I think they realized even THEIR audience is bored with Trump's clown show. TrollBuster9090 Aug 2020 #3
yep. Biden--Harris drive better ratings right now for sure SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #4
Fox also knows that more Trump is not good for Trump underpants Aug 2020 #6
Thank you for your sacrifice, and that is very interesting! Squinch Aug 2020 #2
Ugh. Trump is getting bad ratings vs Biden and Kamala? herding cats Aug 2020 #5
I wouldn't read that much into this Tarc Aug 2020 #7

underpants

(182,819 posts)
6. Fox also knows that more Trump is not good for Trump
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:51 PM
Aug 2020

The virus pressers were a disaster. Just as harmful to his campaign as the virus itself.

Plus, being near DeVos is not good for him with women even suburban housewives

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
7. I wouldn't read that much into this
Wed Aug 12, 2020, 09:55 PM
Aug 2020

Trump is at his worst when forced to speak about specific, narrow topics. The more he rambles away from the topic, the dumber he looks, and the anti-Trump memes are up within minutes. Fox execs knows this and seek to minimize his embarrassment window.

The next time he's in his element, surrounded by deplorables who hang on every word, he does the smug preening grin to exult in it all, Fox will air every second.

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