Like many other reporters and politicians, Trump once praised Fox’s Chris Wallace. Today he is attacking a man who is a rarity on Fox; a real journalist and reporter. Why? He dared to report the truth and Trump can’t handle the truth.

Trump’s ire is based on the fact the while Hannity, Ingraham, Carlson, and others continued to kiss Trump’s humongous derriere during the impeachment process, Wallace and a few others interviewed Democrats to offer both sides of the investigation. Trump resented the fact that real journalists have a single purpose; to find the truth and report it to the American people.

Your illegitimate president particularly objected to commentary from Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.

“Really pathetic how @FoxNews is trying to be so politically correct by loading the airwaves with Democrats like Chris Van Hollen, the no name Senator from Maryland,” Trump tweeted on January 28. “He has been on forever playing up the Impeachment Hoax. Dems wouldn’t even give Fox their low ratings debates.” Do you still think that Fox is not a right-wing propaganda machine overall?

“I have been in the business a half century and I have been attacked by all sides,” Wallace told the outlet. “Generally speaking, I think it is an indication that you’re doing your job. I mean I’m not in this to make friends. I am in this to do the best reporting that I can do.”

Although he is employed by Fox, there is a lot of his father in him. He displays the courage and determination to complete every job to the best of his ability.

Most of the time it is impossible to use the word “integrity” when writing about Fox’ entertainers. Hannity is worse than Rush Limbaugh. His lies and misinformation have divided husbands and wives, siblings, and best friends. Hunter Carlson is trying harder. Jeanine Pirro is more annoying than Laura Ingraham, but they obviously enjoy the competition.

For every Republican the truth is a great danger to their pitiful careers. For Trump, the truth is a nuclear bomb. His life is based on lies; he, himself, is an illusion. His failures are many; his successes nil. Since 1986 Fox has enhanced and supported the lies of right-wing extremists. The goal of Rupert Murdoch and the late, disgusting Roger Ailes, was to increase the chances of winning elections, and divide our nation; the beginnings of ‘red and blue states.’

For the most part, they succeeded. Their on-air personalities, beginning with Bill O’Reilly, Megyn Kelly, and a few other “sell-outs” became good liars and told weak-minded American voters what they wanted to hear. Millions of Americans chose to become brainwashed; a cult in every sense of the word.

Wallace, and Shepard Smith stood apart. Recently Shepard resigned from the fake-news network.

Finally; Megyn Kelly and a few others who refused to offer the truth for years while becoming rich at Fox are finding it difficult to find similar employment. No one wants a fake journalist who has never reported the facts without offering opinions.

Smith is already reported to be in demand from two broadcast news networks. He reported the truth.

“The Truth Lives Here”

Op-ed by James Turnage

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