With it almost certain that Fox News will not be hosting a presidential debate this year, the conservative cable giant surprisingly proposed a vice presidential debate on Friday that Donald Trump’s campaign has already accepted.
Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier made the announcement during an appearance on Martha MacCallum’s afternoon news program, calling it the “Wild West of debate proposals.”
Fox’s request to host a VP showdown comes two days after President Joe Biden and Trump agreed to debate in June and September, with CNN and ABC News moderating those events. Baier also noted on Friday that Fox News has so far been unsuccessful in getting both campaigns to agree to a standoff on the right-wing channel.
