Kelly: Pro-Trump Hosts Were Acting When They Asked Tough Questions

[DonViejo]

Fox News host Megyn Kelly claimed that some journalists who supported Donald Trump would pre-arrange difficult questions with the real estate mogul to preserve some appearance of neutrality.

Fox’s Howard Kurtz asked Kelly about the charge, which she laid out in her book “Settle For More,” that hosts on Fox and other networks relied on this arrangement to maintain credibility without putting any actual pressure on Trump’s campaign. “Are you suggesting they were play-acting?” Kurtz asked.

“Yes. It was acting,” she replied, claiming that this information was “confirmed to me by more than one television executive.”

Kelly, who tangled with Trump repeatedly during the campaign, also wrote in her book that the President-elect routinely offered journalists gifts of free airfare and stays at Trump hotels in exchange for favorable coverage.

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[SunSeeker]

1. K & R for exposure. nt

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Surprise surpise!

said this before,producer acquaintance complained about this for years. Many segments were rehearsed before going on air and tweaked for maximum effect.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Infotainment at its finest....nt

[vkkv]

4. Don The Con STILL managed to talk like an idiotic hate-monger who is unfit for the office. nt

[vkkv]

5. Not JUST Fox either! Scary times ahead.

from link ""'Fox’s Howard Kurtz asked Kelly about the charge, which she laid out in her book “Settle For More,” that hosts on Fox and other networks relied on this arrangement to maintain credibility without putting any actual pressure on Trump’s campaign. """"

[world wide wally]

6. And these media assholes had the nerve to act dumbfounded when trying to explain how Trump won on

on election night. Asshole, Chris Matthews suggested that perhaps that people wanted a conservative Supreme Court. That was when I turned off cable news for good.

[Lucinda]

7. KNR Thank you!

[Roland99]

8. MM...presstitutes

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

9. Up with facts!

[BainsBane]

10. This is sounding like an interesting book

I may need to buy it.

[uponit7771]

11. Fuckin wow