Bret Baier To Interview Donald Trump As Fox News Prepares For First Republican Debate
deadline.comBret Baier will interview former President Donald Trump for Fox News’ Special Report on June 19. The interview is potentially significant for Fox News’ plans to host the first GOP presidential debate on Aug.
23 in Milwaukee, and Baier would be an obvious choice to moderate the event. Although Trump recently participated in a Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity, The New York Times reported last month that Trump was resistant to having Baier question him, given the Fox News anchor’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election.
This will be his first interview with Baier since 2018. Trump also participated in a Fox News town hall in 2020 that was moderated by Baier and Martha MacCallum and held at the Lincoln Memorial.
Trump’s participation in the first debate likely would boost ratings, especially if it means his first face off with his closest challenger, Ron DeSantis, or his former vice president, Mike Pence, both of whom are candidates.
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