Apr 18, 2017

Why Fox & Friends is Trump's favorite interview

Jonathan Swan

Here's how Fox & Friends host Ainsley Earhardt began her interview with the President and First Lady at yesterday's White House Easter Egg Roll:

  1. "Congratulations Mr. President and Mrs. First Lady for this wonderful event, you're the hostess of this."
  2. "That's wonderful. What's the best part about planning an event like this? Your first event."
  3. "And to be here with your whole family. How was Easter [to POTUS]?"
  4. "Can we talk politics, a little news right now?"

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Coronavirus dashboard

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  1. Global: Total confirmed cases as of 3 p.m. ET: 1,475,976 — Total deaths: 86,979 — Total recoveries: 317,372 — Map.
  2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 3 p.m. ET: 404,352 — Total deaths: 13,829 — Total recoveries: 22,775 — Map.
  3. States latest: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order allowing New Yorkers to vote by absentee ballot for June 23 primaries.
  4. Federal government latest: The U.S. has begun to see "glimmers of hope" despite its highest recorded number of deaths in 24 hours, Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
  5. World updates: WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries should put politics aside "if you don’t want to have many more body bags.”
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  7. What should I do? Pets, moving and personal health — Answers about the virus from Axios experts — What to know about social distancing — Q&A: Minimizing your coronavirus risk.
  8. Other resources: CDC on how to avoid the virus, what to do if you get it.

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