Rupert Murdoch’s American cable television network Fox News has sensationally cancelled the debate previously scheduled for Wednesday night US time featuring seven candidates seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for the 2024 presidential election.
The decision, personally authorised by both Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, follows the success of senior Fox News editorial staff in securing an exclusive appearance by Donald Trump at the same scheduled time of the now abandoned debate.
A network spokesperson said Fox had been trying to convince Trump to join the other seven candidates previously scheduled to debate one another in Milwaukee.
The would-be Republican nominees who had met the party’s criteria for participating in the event included Trump’s vice-president Mike Pence, ex-New Jersey governor and strong Trump critic Chris Christie, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and Nikki Haley who has previously served as South Carolina’s governor and as US Ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump presidency.
“As always Rupert and Lachlan put money and hard-right politics first and when they have a chance to combine the two they go for it,” the spokesperson said.
“They were both very disappointed to say the least when Trump – a proven draw card for viewers and advertisers – recently declared he was not going to be on stage with his seven Republican rivals.
“But after a few days of hard negotiations they bowed to Mr Trump’s conditions that he would appear on Fox but only in the same timeslot of the debate which he demanded be scrapped.
“Rupert and Lachlan couldn’t agree fast enough to the deal which also includes Trump’s demand that he will not be interviewed by any Fox journalists and will take to the stage accompanied only by two hand puppets he has invented. (main picture)
“Apparently he will fill the 90-minute broadcast by using the puppets that he’s named Poopy Pence and Ron DeShithead who will “ask” him questions so that he can explain why he’s the best person in the history of the United States to be its President.
“Poopy Pence and Ron DeShithead will apparently also ‘confess’ their shortcomings to viewers.
“It should be very entertaining and a big hit with viewers which means high ratings, high advertising revenues, and happy Murdochs which after all is the main thing,” the spokesperson said.
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