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Donald Trump feud causes panicking Fox News CEO Roger Ailes to call Ivanka and Melania
Daily Mail UK ^ | January 27, 2016 | Chris Spargo

Posted on 01/27/2016 7:53:04 AM PST by COUNTrecount

Donald Trump feud causes panicking Fox News CEO Roger Ailes to call Ivanka and Melania in attempt to get the frontrunner BACK to the debate - but he'll only speak to Murdoch

Donald Trump's refusal to attend Fox News' debate on Thursday night has sent Fox News into chaos The network's CEO has reportedly reached out to both Ivanka and Melania Trump to try and get the Republican front-runner to change his mind He refuses to attend over the inclusion of anchor Megyn Kelly as one of the debate moderators and will only speak to network head Rupert Murdoch Kelly meanwhile welcomed liberal filmmaker Michael Moore on her program Tuesday night who applauded her handling of the Trump feud One Fox News anchor said of Moore and Kelly; 'That would be like Rachel Maddow laughing along with Charles Koch as he trashed Hillary Clinton!' Trump called Kelly a 'lightweight reporter' on Wednesday morning and his campaign manager said she is 'completely obsessed' with Trump

The Fox News and Donald Trump feud is heating up now that the Republican front-runner has announced he will not be attending the network's debate Thursday night over the presence of anchor Megyn Kelly.

And while the network appears to be publicly siding with Kelly, who is still set to moderate Thursday's debate, the network is also reportedly trying to privately plead with Trump the best way they know how - through the women in his life.

Joe Scarborough revealed on Morning Joe Wednesday morning that Fox News CEO Roger Ailes had been trying to contact both Ivanka and Melania Trump hoping they could convince Trump to change his mind.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; debates; election2016; fauxnews; foxispussywhipped; foxnetwork; foxnews; iowa; megynkelly; newyork; rogerailes; rupertmurdoch; trump; trumplessdebate
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Trump would pull her press credentials... ;-) GO TRUMP!!


221 posted on 01/27/2016 9:01:38 AM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools: Go Trump! Fireside brothers for Trump)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Yes! The debate decision makers are going to have a you tube Moslem activist who thinks Trump is “Hitler” ask questions of the candidates! It’s on Breitbart’s website. This was an ambush, just days before Iowa caucuses to give Trump a serious blow. Yen is is surging in New Hampshire dont ya know!!!


222 posted on 01/27/2016 9:01:54 AM PST by Lopeover (2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States)
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To: eCSMaster
"Sideline Megyn and dump the muslim and Mexican “plants.”

yup this whole thing was set up for a live kill shot on trump over his protectionist immigration stance on building the wall & hold on ME "refugees" so they set up a "town hall" with a muslim & a mexican.

223 posted on 01/27/2016 9:02:19 AM PST by thinden
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To: biff; petercooper

As a man sees, so he is.


224 posted on 01/27/2016 9:03:07 AM PST by Vision Thing (If 2016 is The Walking Dead, then Trump is Rick Grimes, and Cruz is Deanna.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Gretawire poll

Will you be watching the debate?

1/26/16 at 3:25 pm
Yes or No?

Thank you for voting!
No 83.98% (7,697 votes)

Yes 16.02% (1,468 votes)

Total Votes: 9,165


225 posted on 01/27/2016 9:04:28 AM PST by COUNTrecount (Race Baiting...... "It's What's For Breakfast")
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To: petercooper

>>Trump looks like a petulant little 3rd grader here. Presidential? Not so much.

Not really. Trump holds all the cards. Fox needs Trump. Trump does not need Fox or another stupid debate. Why should he subject himself to letting Kelly fire gotcha questions at him all night?

If he can make Fox blink, then he is showing us how America should negotiate with other nations. Right now, we walk in prepared to lose and we waste our might on trying to just not lose too bad. He says that we should walk in strong, start strong, and end as a winner.

Negotiations aren’t debates. Debates are just intellectual exercises. Negotiations have a real world output. Beating Fox is much more important than the debate itself.


226 posted on 01/27/2016 9:05:06 AM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: grania

Daily Mail is reporting it.

Seems like FOX is harassing the Trump women.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3419173/Donald-Trump-feud-causes-panicking-Fox-News-CEO-Roger-Ailes-call-Ivanka-Melania-attempt-frontrunner-debate-ll-speak-Murdoch.html


227 posted on 01/27/2016 9:06:01 AM PST by austinaero
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To: Gaffer; bob_esb

This muslim has already compared Trump to Hitler.

How is that not ‘fair and balanced’?

/sarc


228 posted on 01/27/2016 9:06:38 AM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Lopeover

How did they find this out?

Were they going to it secretly, and then the Trump camp found out? If so, then they need to explain themselves. Why do you bring in outsiders as part of a debate unless you disclose this.

I think Trump should move on with his Rally tonight and tomorrow...and not discuss much about it.


229 posted on 01/27/2016 9:08:01 AM PST by nikos1121 (December 25, 2016 will be the merriest Christmas of all for me.)
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To: DouglasKC

Honestly since FOX doesn’t like Cruz, I think he will get very little time to speak. FOX will force Cruz to stand there like a goon while the mods lob softballs to Rubio.

All candidates gotta wonder what “ambush” FOX has in store for them,,,or,,, is it common knowledge that FOX only ambushes Trump?


230 posted on 01/27/2016 9:08:27 AM PST by austinaero
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To: COUNTrecount

Calling his wife and daughter bespeaks where they all are at.

Ailes can do this because they all know each other. They are all friends. They are all in each other’s phones.

They all are socialites who attend each other’s cocktail parties, and cotillions, and charity galas.

And they do a lot of things together we normal people don’t get to see or know of.

They all live in the global elite clique, dependent and intertwined with the global financing institution like Deutsche Bank and Soros Hedge funds etc...

Megyn Kelly is just an employee, talent.

Trump isn’t even all that high up the totem pole and isn’t all that much more than talent anymore.


231 posted on 01/27/2016 9:08:28 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: xzins

Are you talking about the 14th century guest debate questioner Fox plans on polluting the diminished debate with?


232 posted on 01/27/2016 9:09:25 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer
Look, Megyn's a "star" in every sense of that word!

Do I hold her in high esteem....definitely NOT but then she's not the one running for President,

Sam Donaldson used to say and do the most despicable things to Ronald Reagan but he took it not only like a man but more importantly, like I would expect a President to do and he never let me down!

233 posted on 01/27/2016 9:09:45 AM PST by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: Ms Mable

I want to encourage each of you to unplug your phone lines that come from Dish or Directv so that cant get your viewing data. I want to watch out of Schadenfreude to see the circle firing squad at the two “kiddie tables”. I want to see if MyGYN is on tranquilizers but I want to block Fox getting any viewer number. I estimate they lost 1/2 of their audience . The 30 second advertisements dropped from 250k to 125 k and even lower, in my view. Murdock is livid!! He will beg Trump to reconsider and ITS TOO LATE!!! The Fox statement release accused Trump of “TERRORIZATION” !! You can’t make that up!! Fox has burned the bridge. Murdock would have to read the apology for that nude on live TV and FIRE AISLES ( which I believe is being considered) . This is an historic victory for Trump against bush whack partisan media politics!! Did you know ( and I never watch) that MyGYN kelly had Michael MOORE On her “SHOW” last night to support her!!!? Im not making that up!!Gp TRUMP!!


234 posted on 01/27/2016 9:10:01 AM PST by WENDLE (Trump is not bought . He is no puppet.)
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To: SteveH

FOX needs to figure out what ME-gyn Kelly is worth. Is she worth doing real harm to the FOX News brand such as it is? Have her ratings since the first debate ever recovered? This will surely further diminish them. On the night of Trump’s announcement she has the most vile, putrid, hateful, and repulsive Marxist/Liberal/Extremist, Michael Moore, on her show and had a giggle-fest with him.

She HAS made Trump a target. That is obvious. He is supposed to bend over and accept that she is going to moderate a debate fairly. The question isn’t should Trump take part. The question should be can ME-gyn Kelly be an unbiased moderator. I say “NO”.


235 posted on 01/27/2016 9:10:03 AM PST by LeonardFMason (LanceyHoward would AGREE)
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To: NonValueAdded

yeah, but not even showing is a bigger win for the Donald, because it publicly spanks Fox— throws Fox management and staff into disarray.

Fox now has to decide between pissing off their advertisers (and losing lots of money) and pissing off Megyn Kelly and her leftist sympathizers and apologists, in and out of Fox. And they have to do it in real time, with the entire world watching. That is a Hobbesian choice that Fox brought on itself.

If Trump rakes in money for wounded warriors, then at the very least, it is a win for wounded warriors. no one can argue with that.

Even if you disagree with Trump, it is good entertainment! And you don’t even need to watch Fox on TV to get it!!


236 posted on 01/27/2016 9:10:27 AM PST by SteveH
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To: jjsheridan5

Can you imagine if Carson and Paul join him?


237 posted on 01/27/2016 9:10:38 AM PST by nikos1121 (December 25, 2016 will be the merriest Christmas of all for me.)
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To: TTFlyer

So, why bring Michael Moore on your show? Why?


238 posted on 01/27/2016 9:11:18 AM PST by nikos1121 (December 25, 2016 will be the merriest Christmas of all for me.)
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To: ExTexasRedhead
FNC and the blonde bimbo can go pound sand. The veterans are more deserving of Trump’s time.

Exactly. Doing the WW/vets event would be a PR coup.
239 posted on 01/27/2016 9:11:29 AM PST by Canedawg (Fubo)
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To: COUNTrecount; nopardons

Great summary!

Joe Scarborough said he himself would have set himself on fire in the middle of Fifth Avenue, before appearing in a rigged debate against him.

He said that FOX is loaded with staffers who have relatives working against TRUMP for other campaigns, that the anchors and producers are divided into two camps, one saying that Kelly has become the face of FOX, that Murdoch has been against TRUMP from the beginning.

Joe agrees this is another Reagan moment, for TRUMP, when Reagan fought the unfair panel.

TRUMP campaign manager said other campaigns have called to see if they can join TRUMP Thursday night to be with him for Wounded Warriors and veterans. The manager said he heard Cruz may not or is not attending the debate.


240 posted on 01/27/2016 9:11:35 AM PST by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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