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UCmeNdc

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Fri Nov 6, 2020, 06:39 PM Nov 2020

Fox News is instructing its anchors not to call Joe Biden the "President-elect"

Fox News is instructing its anchors not to call Joe Biden the "President-elect" when the network calls the race, according to two memos obtained by CNN.

The memos say Fox should "stay away" from using the description, and instead say something such as Biden has "enough electoral votes to win the presidency."

The memos emphasized that the network should report moves by Trump's legal teams to challenge the results. "We will report both sides until there is further guidance," one memo said.

Fox called Trump the "President-elect" the day after the 2016 election.

A network spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


https://crooksandliars.com/2020/11/report-fox-news-instructing-anchors-not

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Fox News is instructing its anchors not to call Joe Biden the "President-elect" (Original Post) UCmeNdc Nov 2020 OP
I am not surprised... FarPoint Nov 2020 #1
In other words, White House instructed Fox News. C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #2
But can they call Trump President-unelect? Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #3

C_U_L8R

(44,897 posts)
2. In other words, White House instructed Fox News.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 06:46 PM
Nov 2020

Both of whom were instructed by paymaster Putin.

It's so embarrassing.

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