Conservative Brief By Jon Dougherty
Fox News appears to be making a move against former President Donald Trump after he made the decision to ditch the first GOP primary debate this week, which the network is moderating live from Milwaukee, Wis.
According to a network memo obtained by Mediaite, Fox execs have decided that no surrogates will be able to appear in the debate spin room for any candidate who is not on the debate stage, effectively barring advocates for the former president.
Axios first reported: “The barring of Trump surrogates from attending Wednesday’s debate at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee comes one day after the 77-year-old former president confirmed that he would not participate in the event, which will be aired on Fox News, CNN’s Alayna Treene reported on Monday…
