Ron DeSantis (R) is slated to appear Monday on Fox News in an interview with its chief political anchor, Bret Baier. The one-on-one, which will air during the nightly “Special Report” newscast Baier anchors on the network, will focus on the governor’s “economic agenda and campaign strategy,” a promotional video for the interview published Friday announced. DeSantis is lagging behind Republican front-runner former President Trump, who has repeatedly accused Fox of boosting DeSantis’s candidacy. Fox is hosting — and Baier is moderating — the first Republican primary debate Aug. 23, which DeSantis has said he plans to participate in but Trump has so far not committed to, citing both what he has called a “hostile” relationship with Fox and his sizable lead in most Republican primary polls. DeSantis was recently interviewed by anchor Martha MacCallum, who is co-moderating next month’s debate with Baier.

Source: Fox News July 28, 2023 18:41 UTC