President Joe Biden will not sit for the traditional interview aired before the Super Bowl following a dispute between the White House and Fox Corp. — which is airing the big game on its broadcast network this year — over who will conduct the sit- Below
Fox declined the White House offer The White House said Friday that Biden would be interviewed by its Fox Soul streaming service. Available on digital streaming channels, Fox Soul is targeted at Black viewers.
The proposal appears to be an effort by the White House to bypass Fox News, which is known for its conservative programming.
“We offered one-on-one interviews with our top news anchors with no strings attached – they are walking away from a large audience and it’s a huge missed opportunity,” fox news channel said in a statement to Variety.
The tradition of giving interviews to the network airing the championship game—which for decades has been the highest-rated single broadcast on American television—dates back to the presidency of George W. Bush. Fox has repeatedly leaned on its opinionated hosts to conduct interviews, with Bill O’Reilly tapped to sit down with former President Barack Obama in 2011 and 2014, and with the former President Donald Trump In 2017. Sean Hannity interviews Trump in 2020.
Trump chose to sit out for an interview in 2018, when NBC held the rights to broadcast the game and the former president became embroiled in controversy over criticism of NFL players who chose not to stand for the national anthem to protest police brutality. Opted for. MSNBC, the cable news offshoot of NBC News, features liberal anchors during its primetime hours.
That Super Bowl was won by the Philadelphia Eagles – who are competing again this year – and Trump ultimately canceled the team’s victory celebration at the White House after some players threatened to boycott the event.
Biden sat down for interviews with PBS News and Telemundo this week, and later said that First Lady Jill Biden – an Eagles fan – plans to attend the Super Bowl in person. The president said his plans include looking to have some guacamole and “some chocolate chip ice cream” from home.
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