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The Fox News Love Triangle: Tucker, Murdoch and Trump

On with Kara Swisher

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Trump Rupert Tucker: Who Needs Who More?

I don't think cable news is going away. But is it a positive force in society overall? No. I see a world not that dissimilar from what Jonah was describing, a world of copycats. And I think that people are copycatting Fox News and they think that's what viewers want. They want this increased polarization, this increased anxiety and anger and entertainment as opposed to politics. It's really distressing that when for all of his flaws, Chris Lick taking the helm of CNN, trying to make it as a straight news organization didn't work because that's not what people want. That could be anything but you guys didn't mention AI. What could go wrong?

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