Re: POTUS 45:46: New Year, Same 'Ol Crap.
I've been keeping an eye on Shepard Smith and Chris Wallace (a Chris Wallace wing at Fox) and they're hard views of Trump in spite of the usual Fox rhetoric. The other day, Shepard Smith took another step:
Shep Smith Appears To Pull Subtlest Of Fact-Checks On Fellow Fox News Hosts
The hosts of Fox News’ “Outnumbered” have been on something of a downer about New York City this week. For two successive days, they made various claims about the city becoming “filthy” and “more dangerous than ever” — and they laid the blame firmly at the feet of Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat. But at the end of a segment centering on the ongoing partial government shutdown, Smith said:
“Here in New York City, city crime rates, violent crime rates, are the lowest they’ve been in seven decades. The violent crime rate is the lowest of any major city in America. Streets are clean, things are good. Come visit us.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entr...red-new-york-city_us_5c399689e4b0922a21d51dcb
In actuality, I'm beginning to think this is a calculated strategic move by Fox - or at least, there's implicit management approval. MSNBC has been cleaning Fox's clock due to the fact that Trump is such a debacle. Smith's segments are getting a lot of youtube play and therefore adds both drama and buzz to Fox. Clever move. Expect Wallace/Smith continue to subtly attack right wing thought.