FOX NEWS CHANNEL TO PRESENT A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ON SUNDAY, MAY 3RD
Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum to Co-Moderate
NEW YORK – April 29, 2020 — FOX News Channel (FNC) will host a two-hour virtual town hall with President Donald Trump on Sunday, May 3rd from 7-9 PM/ET. Co-moderated by chief political anchor and executive editor of Special Report, Bret Baier and anchor and executive editor of The Story, Martha MacCallum, the socially-distanced forum entitled America Together: Returning to Work, will take place live from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., where President Trump will answer viewer-submitted questions from 7:15-8:45 PM/ET.
The town hall will be presented in front of a virtual audience, where participants will raise their questions about the phased re-opening of the country to President Trump. Viewers will be able to submit their questions ahead of the May 3rd special to FNC’s social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for a chance to appear in the national broadcast.
President Trump’s appearance will be his first sit-down interview with Baier and MacCallum since the network’s town hall in Scranton, Pennsylvania on March 5th. That program made history as the most-watched election town hall ever on cable news, according to Nielsen Media Research.
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most watched television news channel for more than 18 consecutive years. According to a 2020 Brand Keys Consumer Loyalty Engagement Index report, FOX News is the top brand in the country for morning and evening news coverage. A 2019 Suffolk University poll also named FOX News as the most trusted source for television news or commentary, while a 2019 Brand Keys Emotion Engagement Analysis survey found that FOX News was the most trusted cable news brand. Owned by FOX Corp, FNC is available in nearly 90 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top ten programs in the genre.
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