The real journalists are more likely to challenge Trump when he says something like “the media are the enemy of the American people.” And if there are real, sourced stories being reported that suggest wrongdoing by the Trump administration, these Fox journalists are not likely to ignore them. But the programs on which they regularly appear air at less widely watched times of day. Meanwhile, people like Hannity and O’Reilly openly admit they are not journalists (at least, Hannity does) but their shows get a lot more viewers, and they are more or less the faces of Fox News. And they (especially Hannity) have made clear that they will defend Trump about almost anything he does or says. I wouldn’t expect this to change any time soon.
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