‘IS THIS GUY FOR REAL?’
“I live in Miami. We don’t have these problems there,” Boothe boasted after a Fox guest accurately noted that Florida’s crime rate is as bad as New York’s.
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RELIABLE ENDING
The network is canceling his weekly media show “Reliable Sources.”
‘PIGHEADEDLY’
Jones declared he’ll no longer “pigheadedly” support Trump.
ET TU, NEWSMAX?
The MAGA channel is now wondering if the TV doctor and Trump pal is “relatable” to “everyday” voters because of a widely mocked video of his grocery choices.
BOY BYE
Fox’s biggest stars have wavered on whether they’ll be Team Trump or DeSantis in 2024. Do recent comments suggest Ingraham will fall into the latter camp?
‘TREMENDOUS ANGER’
After stoking dangerous outrage among MAGA heads over the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago, Trump now says he wants to bring the temperature down.
AUDIENCE OF ONE
Trump hasn’t been on Fox News in months, so the network took the opportunity Thursday to extend an on-air invite to their most loyal viewer.
SUNDAY SHOW SHIFTS
Bream will take over Fox’s Sunday talk show on a permanent basis, while Wallace will take over the Sunday evening 7 p.m. slot on CNN.
‘WHO WENT ROGUE?’
Yes, you read that correctly. Doocy pushed back on Scalise’s (and—indirectly—his own network’s) bonkers claims about the FBI agents executing a warrant at Trump’s home.
‘I DIDN’T SAY THAT’
At one point, Turner snarled at the CNN anchor and accused her of putting “words in my mouth” after she wondered if he was alleging the DOJ politically targeted Trump.
