“He’s worth somewhere between 2 and 4 million viewers, so of course Fox wants him to participate,” said longtime GOP pollster Frank Luntz. Fox News management has not encouraged on-air talent to lobby Trump to appear at the debate, according to a network official familiar with the situation. “It would be great to see President Trump and Ron DeSantis and Chris Christie just duke it out,” Doocy said. This is his big chance.”AdvertisementCo-host Kilmeade argued that the GOP debate would help prepare Trump for a general election debate with President Biden. AdvertisementConsidering Trump’s lead in the polls, “it doesn’t make sense for us right now,” a second Trump adviser said.

Source: Fox News July 22, 2023 16:04 UTC