“You are not the first president to say the media
has it out for you. No less than press darling John F. Kennedy himself
had his moments with the media. We can’t please all.
“The best we can do as journalists is to be fair to
all, including you, Mr. President. That’s not fake doing that, what is fake is
not doing that, what is fake is saying Fox never used to do that. Mr.
President, we have always done that.”
“[We] are not entitled to praise you but we are
obligated to question you, and to be fair to you. Even if it risks inviting
your wrath. You are free to rage. All we are free to do is report and let the
viewers decide.”
—Neil
Cavuto, news anchor, Fox News, “Neil Cavuto defends Chris Wallace after Trump criticism:
Journalists ‘are obligated to question’ authority,” Fox News, Nov.
18, 2019.
• Editorial Comment: Well, whaddaya know?
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