But the show that followed, Maria Bartiromo’s Sunday Morning Futures, defied the guidance. 8, the hosts of Fox & Friends Weekend were told to stay away from election fraud claims. Stop with the “baseless conspiracies.” Start planning for the transition. Behave with “dignity,” the editorial said. The Post editorial eliminated any doubt about the POV of Fox’s patriarch. Ask for the recounts you are entitled to, wish Biden well, and look to the future.” As soon as it was posted online, Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott told Lachlan she would circulate it inside Fox, and then she wrote to PR chief Irena Briganti, “I’m sending this around to our staff.” The editorial gave Trump point-by-point directions on handling his loss with decency, starting with advice about his personal attorney: “Get Rudy Giuliani off TV.
Murdoch agreed but, ever the newspaperman, he flagged a few typos before it went to press. The resulting editorial was titled “ President Trump, your legacy is secure - stop the ‘stolen election’ rhetoric.” Murdoch and his son Lachlan reviewed the draft in advance.
