President Donald Trump is “dominating the airwaves and controlling the conversation,” Fox News host Jesse Watters declared on October 21, touting the president’s midterm campaign blitz.
Trump was speaking in South Carolina at that same moment. Fox didn’t carry any of it live.
As Republicans fight to retain control of Congress, the party’s most powerful television ally has been making its own choices about what the closing message should be — cheering Trump’s campaigning while frequently avoiding his speeches.
