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Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Confirms Maria Bartiromo Sent Him Internal Fox Guidance
The Wrap ^ | Fri, September 4, 2026 at 6:43 PM EDT | A. J. Katz

Posted on 09/05/2026 1:13:56 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie

Peter Navarro, a senior adviser to Donald Trump, confirmed Friday that Maria Bartiromo sent him internal Fox Business Network guidance about coverage of the president's 2020 election claims, providing on-the-record support for a key detail in reports surrounding her abrupt departure from Fox News Media.

Navarro, Trump's senior counselor for trade and manufacturing and a longtime adviser to the president, told Puck that Bartiromo texted him a screenshot of the guidance after he had been scheduled to appear on "Mornings With Maria" to discuss voter fraud.

According to Puck, Ralph Giordano, Fox Business senior vice president of programming, sent the guidance to Bartiromo's producers ahead of Trump's July 16 primetime speech about election integrity. The guidance directed the show not to pursue coverage of Trump's claims involving China and the 2020 election.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bartiromo; fox; navarro

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If Fox is running a legitimate news program, they need to provide their viewers a list of topics they instruct their news people not to discuss.
1 posted on 09/05/2026 1:13:56 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Trump should offer her a slot in his administration.


2 posted on 09/05/2026 1:17:58 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (. War is Hell, War IS a Crime.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Is Fox working against the interests of the Constitutional USA?


3 posted on 09/05/2026 1:24:49 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Was Bartiromo the only one who got the directive? Did Navarro tell Trump? Has Trump known this all along? This could get ugly for Fox News. Or should it be Faux News?


4 posted on 09/05/2026 1:24:58 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: The_Media_never_lie

How did Fox find out she sent the memo to Navarro?


5 posted on 09/05/2026 1:26:32 PM PDT by KittyKares
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To: The_Media_never_lie

I am sorry, but employees have a duty to their employer. It’s not a plenary duty. But if you don’t like your employers rules, the door is over there.

One related matter is the prohibition against distributing material non-public information (MNPI). While this is often a matter for the SEC, it may also apply in this case.

If Ms. Bartiromo was privy to MNPI and disseminated it without authorization, she’s guilty on two fronts.

If this matter didn’t trip the MNPI definition, she is still guilty of breaching the duty to her employer.

What’s curious is that given her work in the business world, Bartiromo MUST have known she was in thin ice.


6 posted on 09/05/2026 1:26:37 PM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: The_Media_never_lie
Ralph Giordano, Fox Business senior vice president of programming, sent the guidance to Bartiromo's producers....

"Nice little show you have here. Be a shame if something were to happen to it."

7 posted on 09/05/2026 1:28:17 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: Texas Eagle

“This could get ugly for Fox News.”

Don’t forget that Lara is on FOX News...and no doubt very well paid.


8 posted on 09/05/2026 1:29:14 PM PDT by ryderann
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To: The_Media_never_lie

“We report, you decide?”

No, we decide WHAT to report, then you can decide from the choices we gave you.

The nuances of propagandists.


9 posted on 09/05/2026 1:31:22 PM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: DoodleBob

Do it anonymously like the Dems do.


10 posted on 09/05/2026 1:32:44 PM PDT by Az Joe (BEWARE**I am the Lawgiver of Free Republic. - BEWARE! - I am judge, jury & executioner of all posts!)
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To: DoodleBob

“What’s curious is that given her work in the business world, Bartiromo MUST have known she was in thin ice.”

I bet she did not care....she has eff u $$.


11 posted on 09/05/2026 1:33:25 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Most Congress Critters should be referred to as what they are....LOOTERS)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Guidance: Everything


12 posted on 09/05/2026 1:34:44 PM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***h)
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Another interesting wrinkle. Jeanine Pirro and Pete Hegseth also used to be on Faux News. Did they receive any similar directives when they worked there?

Obviously they were just teleprompter readers but they must've had questions they wanted to aks.

13 posted on 09/05/2026 1:34:45 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: KittyKares

Only Gurgle knows


14 posted on 09/05/2026 1:36:32 PM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***h)
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To: DoodleBob

I agree.

I do not agree with Fox’s editorial decision firstly.

However their editorial instructions are the property of Fox. She should not have given these to any one outside the network.

Given her years working in corporate environments, she must have been through many legal “sheep dips” having to do with proprietary information. (I know in my 40 corporate years, I certainly was in legal sheep dips at least every 2 years)


15 posted on 09/05/2026 1:37:22 PM PDT by llevrok (Voter apathy wins elections for liberals.)
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To: Az Joe

Hire an intern


16 posted on 09/05/2026 1:38:33 PM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***h)
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To: KittyKares

“ How did Fox find out she sent the memo to Navarro?”

That is my question too


17 posted on 09/05/2026 1:41:24 PM PDT by Freee-dame (The left never dreamed de that Trump would be back in the White House in 2025. )
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To: llevrok

It was her patriotic duty to expose Fox’s treason.


18 posted on 09/05/2026 2:07:54 PM PDT by balch3
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To: DoodleBob

“ I am sorry, but employees have a duty to their employer.”

You forgot we are at war with the left!
At least they think they are.
Our side just keeps hoping for justice.
I don’t watch or trust Fox news.
I believe this is typical behavior.
Their only value is entertainment.
And they not on our side.
And I don’t think their jokes are funny either
when I’ve seen it on at my brothers house.


19 posted on 09/05/2026 2:13:20 PM PDT by missthethunder (Since the 1980 Rona Barrett interview. IYKYK. )
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

“Trump should offer her a slot in his administration.”

She was close to being his VP in 2024.

https://www.mediamatters.org/newsmax/newsmaxs-greg-kelly-speculates-maria-bartiromo-may-have-been-let-go-fox-over-rivalry

“GREG KELLY (HOST): I’m a big fan of Maria Bartiromo, have been for a very long time. In my opinion, she is stellar.

Most fascinatingly, she was considered by President Trump in 2024 to be his vice president — yes, made the shortlist for Trump’s vice president in 2024. Very few people are aware of that but it is true. In a perfect world, I think President Trump would have gone with Maria Bartiromo — not that he doesn’t like J.D. Vance.”


20 posted on 09/05/2026 2:24:06 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.)
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