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There was often a disconnect between the Trump who sounded broken as he walked away from his teleprompter on the campaign trail and the man who appeared at town halls on Fox News television. Part of this was due to Fox pre-recording and editing Trump's appearances, but reportedly that wasn't enough. Before a town hall meeting in January 2024, someone passed the questions on to Trump's campaign team.
CNN reported:
“Approximately thirty minutes before the town hall meeting began, a senior staff member received a text message from a Fox office representative. Holy shit, the team thought. There were images of every question Trump would be asked and the planned follow-up, right down to the exact wording. Jackpot. “It was as if a student took a look at the test before the exam began,” Isenstadt writes.
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But “with the questions in hand,” the team worked out “answers” before the broadcast.
The same book also claims that Fox's Maria Bartiromo asked Trump questions in advance of her interviews.
Trump made a big joke of claiming that Hillary Clinton's campaign was given advance debate questions during the 2016 Democratic primary, but it turns out it was Trump who cheated in 2024.
The Trump team doesn't want to hear about it, claiming Trump won because he was so approachable, but it helps the candidate to have the questions in advance.
We'll discuss below the implications of the allegations that Trump cheated and what it means for both Trump and Fox News.
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