Donald Trump's strange connection with Fox News and its implications for other contenders(Part-1)

New York — Even if they disagree, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and Ron DeSantis may be most united by Fox News complaints in 2024.

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[{"selector":"#anim-cd77d19e-9a6a-43b0-aa6c-3679eaff1f37","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] After receiving so much attention that he signed invoices for the network's cameras, DeSantis had a rough few months. Fox has featured him 47 times since September. Haley made 45 appearances and Trump six.

[{"selector":"#anim-0c33497e-b0df-4b35-86bc-84d315aff62b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] “I think they were ready to move on from Trump, but the base of the party was not,” said conservative talk show host Erick Erickson, heard on 45 stations nationwide. “They don't want to alienate their viewers at the end of the day.

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Trump requested and obtained a 9 p.m. Eastern Fox time slot for a Jan. 10 town hall to counter D eSantis and Haley's lone one-on-one debate on CNN. Fox conducted pre-Iowa town halls for DeSantis and Haley at 6 p.m. before prime time.

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