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The hosts of Donald Trump’s longtime favorite morning show are now practically begging the former president on Wednesday to attend the first Republican primary debate, telling him via their airwaves not to “take the voters for granted” and show up at the Fox News-hosted event.
Fox & Friends’ plea to the 2024 GOP frontrunner is just the latest stab in the conservative cable giant’s full-court press to convince Trump to attend— despite his continual threats to not take part—and hopefully deliver Fox News the huge viewership it so desires.
At the top of Wednesday’s broadcast, the curvy couch denizens immediately focused their attention on the upcoming debate, which is only two weeks away. In a seemingly naked attempt to curry Trump’s favor, the Fox & Friends crew took swipes at Mike Pence for his widely mocked campaign ad in which he pretends to fill up a pickup truck’s gas tank. (Pence, who is also running for president, has also drawn intense criticism from MAGA supporters in recent weeks for condemning Trump’s attempt to overthrow the 2020 election.)