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Megyn Kelly: Fox people 'have told me that administration figures will come to them saying, please put me on because I have something the president has to hear'

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BRANDON WEICHERT (GUEST): Trump is a creature of the 20th century. He loves TV. He’s a ratings guy. He cares about that. And I think this is how the Fox News and the boomer-cons and the neocons get through to him is through Mark Levin and the TV. And I think that the people who are noninterventionists have figured out too late in the game that you can’t talk to the president always. You’re going to have to go on TV and get your points out that way because —

MEGYN KELLY (HOST): That is really true. This is not an unfair criticism. I’ve spoken to many people at Fox who have told me that administration figures will come to them saying, please put me on because I have something the president has to hear. And also, if their fortunes are dwindling, they want a hit like on Fox & Friends, for example, because they want to show I’m on TV. See? I’m relevant. I’m making your points. They know the shows he watches, and they try very hard to get on them.
 

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