Actress and activist Jane Fonda couldn&#8217;t seem to settle on one definite answer during her recent interview with former &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; host Chris Wallace, waffling when he pressed her about her now infamous 1972 visit to Vietnam.
Fonda, 85, <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/entertainment/cnns-chris-wallace-grills-jane-fonda-over-hanoi-jane-incident-during-vietnam-war/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined the veteran broadcaster</a> for his weekly interview-based show &#8220;Who&#8217;s Talking to Chris Wallace?&#8221; — and while the two discussed a broad range of topics, Wallace asked several questions about the trip that earned the actress the moniker &#8220;Hanoi Jane.&#8221;
&#8220;Your most famous protest was 50 years ago when you went to North Vietnam at the height of the war there. And you were photographed sitting on an anti-aircraft gun,&#8221; <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/jane-fonda-hanoi-jane-photo-chris-wallace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wallace began</a>, adding, &#8220;Critics, and there were millions of them, called you a Hanoi Jane and said you were a traitor. And the question I have is 50 years later, how do you look back on that particular chapter?&#8221;
&#8220;It was a terrible mistake. I mean, the reality is, there were 24,000 American troops on the ground in South Vietnam. That’s all the ground troops were going home. The war was being fought by the air during during the Nixon administration,&#8221; Fonda replied, saying that she had spent years talking to American soldiers who felt that the war had been &#8220;wrong&#8221; and that Americans were not wanted there.
&#8220;They realized that the war was wrong, that we weren’t wanted there. And that we probably couldn’t win it, not because they weren’t a(sic) fabulous soldiers. But because of the nature of Vietnam,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;So when you say it was a terrible mistake &#8230;&#8221; Wallace prompted again.
&#8220;It was a mistake to go, I never wanted to go to any military installations. It was the last day of my two week time there. And I was like a limp noodle, what I had experienced and what I had seen, I just I wasn’t able to resist, they said we’re gonna take you out here today,&#8221; Fonda continued.
Fonda went on to say that the photos showing her smiling were taken after someone had sung a song that made her laugh, not because she was mocking the situation.
&#8220;And you know, maybe I was set up, but I was an adult, it’s I’m gonna take responsibility for it,&#8221; she said. &#8220;If I was Vietnamese, I probably would have tried to do the same thing, you know, but I should not have gone.&#8221;
The &#8220;80 for Brady&#8221; actress pointed out the fact that she had not been the first or only one to visit North Vietnam — she had just been the only movie star, and she had made the choice to go because she hoped it would draw more attention.
&#8220;And that’s what it did,&#8221; she said. &#8220;So I feel that, well if what I did was good, except that I shouldn’t have gone out to a military place.&#8221;
&#8220;When you got that nickname Hanoi Jane, how did you feel at the time?&#8221; Wallace pressed again.
Fonda admitted that she had not liked hearing that name, but that she stood by her decision to protest the war.
&#8220;When you know why you did something, and you’re willing to admit the mistakes that you made, but stand up for the things that you did that that mattered? You’re gonna come through it, okay,&#8221; she explained to Wallace. &#8220;And I refused to have them scare me away from being actively against the Vietnam War. And, you know, I think they thought, oh, she’s this white privilege rich, famous daughter of all of that stuff. You know, we can we can scare her, and boy did they try? And the more they tried, the more I —&#8221;
&#8220;The more you what?&#8221; Wallace asked.
&#8220;I dug in my heels,&#8221; she said.
Another segment of the lengthy interview <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/chris-wallace-segment-with-jane-fonda-gets-awkward-in-a-hurry-are-you-married-are-you-interested/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took an awkward turn</a> when Fonda, who lamented being inept at small talk at cocktail parties, asked whether Wallace was married and might accompany her to parties so that she&#8217;d have someone interesting to talk to.

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Former &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-wallace" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Wallace</a> sat down with longtime activist and actress Jane Fonda — and a conversation about the awkwardness of small talk at big parties quickly took its own turn into awkward territory.
Wallace <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/entertainment/are-you-interested-cnns-chris-wallace-has-a-moment-when-jane-fonda-asks-are-you-married/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spoke with Fonda</a> for the latest episode of his HBOMax interview series, &#8220;<a href="https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYyjGGgyuCoOEtAEAAAGQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who&#8217;s Talking to Chris Wallace?</a>&#8221; — and the conversation turned to Fonda&#8217;s personal distaste for the constant barrage of small talk that came part-and-parcel with cocktail parties.
&#8220;I hate parties. I hate cocktail parties. I always end up finding one person that is interesting and sitting in a corner all night. Do you do that?&#8221; the 85-year-old &#8220;80 For Brady&#8221; actress asked Wallace.
&#8220;I, yeah, I know what you’re saying,&#8221; Wallace agreed.
&#8220;Because I’m shy, basically. Which, you know, just small talk. I don’t. I can’t do it. Isn’t that boring?&#8221; Fonda continued, turning the question back on Wallace again and asking, &#8220;Are you married?&#8221;
&#8220;Yes. Are you interested?&#8221; Wallace shot back, prompting laughter.
Fonda quickly explained that she had only asked because she thought maybe in the future she should invite Wallace to attend parties with her, thereby ensuring that she would always have someone interesting to talk to.
&#8220;No, I just — I just thought I should invite you to parties so that the two of us can just go into a corner …&#8221; she began.
&#8220;I would love that,&#8221; Wallace replied.
&#8220;… and talk. And I don’t have to deal with the rest of it,&#8221; Fonda concluded with a smile.
The octogenarian <a href="https://people.com/movies/jane-fonda-recalls-powerful-closure-she-had-with-dad-henry-before-his-death-exclusive/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also revealed</a> a touching moment shared with her often-abrasive father, actor Henry Fonda, before he died in 1982 — telling Wallace that it was the only time she had ever seen her father weep.
&#8220;Before he died I was able to tell him that I loved him and that I forgave him for, you know, whatever didn&#8217;t happen. And I hope that he would forgive me for not being a better daughter. I got to say that to him,&#8221; she said. &#8220;He didn&#8217;t say anything. But he wept. I had never seen that before. I&#8217;d never seen my father break down and weep. And I — it was, it was powerful.&#8221;

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Former &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; host <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-wallace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Wallace</a> cornered Democrat New York City Mayor <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/eric-adams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eric Adams</a> during a recent CNN interview, pushing back on his claims that &#8220;perception&#8221; was making the skyrocketing crime rates in his city appear worse than they really were.
Wallace, who left Fox News after nearly two decades just last year, spoke to Adams as part of his new interview-based series, &#8220;Who&#8217;s Talking To Chris Wallace?&#8221; — and the topic turned to the dramatic uptick in violent crime that has impacted multiple American cities, not the least of which being the Big Apple.
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&#8220;We have an average of less than six crimes a day on a subway system with 3.5 million riders. But if you write your story based on a narrative, then you’re going to look at the worst of those six crimes and put it on the front pages of your paper every day,&#8221; Adams began, first blaming media for creating a narrative that made his city look more dangerous. &#8220;So I have to deal with those six crimes a day, felony crimes, and the perception of fear.&#8221;
Adams went on to say that his team had successfully decreased gun violence in the city, claiming that officials had taken &#8220;over 5,700 guns&#8221; off the streets and made a number of arrests on gun crimes.
&#8220;We are attacking the problem exactly the way I stated,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;You’re saying that the crime problem in this city is more perception than reality?&#8221; Wallace asked.
&#8220;No, it’s a combination of both. New Yorkers must be safe,&#8221; Adams replied.
&#8220;But Mayor, the New York City crime statistics are that year to date, crime in the subways is up 41% over the same period last year, and serious crime, major felonies, are up even more than that,&#8221; Wallace pushed back. &#8220;That’s not perception. That’s reality.&#8221;
&#8220;If you do an analysis of the six major cities in America, the crime waves is tackling all of our cities. New York City is the safest,&#8221; Adams insisted. &#8220;So yes, we have a real crime problem that we’re addressing. But part of that is the perception that every day, those six crimes are being highlighted over and over again.&#8221;
Adams continued to reference the &#8220;six crimes&#8221; he said were occurring daily within the city&#8217;s subway system but did not mention that crime had been ticking upward outside of the public transit system as well. The New York Police Department released <a href="https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/news/p00056/nypd-citywide-crime-statistics-july-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">crime statistics</a> in July of 2022 and determined that the city&#8217;s overall crime rate was up 30.5% year-over-year. Additionally, shooting incidents were up 13.4%, and murders were up 34.3%.

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Comedian <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-maher/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Maher</a> grilled former &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; host <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-wallace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Wallace</a> on Friday, asking him whether or not he had cast a vote for former President Donald Trump.
Wallace joined <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/shut-the-f-up-bill-maher-slams-the-brakes-on-michael-moores-anti-republican-rant/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maher</a> for a panel discussion on &#8220;Real Time With Bill Maher: Overtime&#8221; — along with former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) and journalist Katty Kay — and he quickly deflected questions about his voting record.
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Chris Wallace: “Did you vote for Trump?”<a href="https://twitter.com/GovChristie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovChristie</a>: “I did.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChrisWallace?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChrisWallace</a>: “Both times?” Christie: “Yup.”<a href="https://twitter.com/billmaher?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BillMaher</a>: “Wow.” Wallace: “Wow.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RTOvertime?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RTOvertime</a> <a href="https://t.co/0LMBMnZNYT">pic.twitter.com/0LMBMnZNYT</a>
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&#8220;So did you vote for Trump?&#8221; Maher asked Wallace.
&#8220;I — you know, there’s a secret ballot,&#8221; Wallace brushed the question aside.
&#8220;Oh, I know,&#8221; Maher conceded, noting that some people were less squeamish about divulging that information. &#8220;Some people don’t care about that question.&#8221;
&#8220;It was worth the question. It was worth a try,&#8221; Kay shrugged.
&#8220;Was it?&#8221; Wallace pressed.
&#8220;Yeah. I mean, why not?&#8221; Maher asked.
&#8220;I have a better question,&#8221; Wallace claimed, turning to Christie and asking, &#8220;Did you vote for Trump?&#8221;
&#8220;I did,&#8221; Christie&#8217;s reply was blunt.
Wallace pressed again, asking, &#8220;Both times?&#8221;
&#8220;Yep,&#8221; Christie again answered matter-of-factly.
&#8220;Wow,&#8221; came from both Wallace and Maher then.
&#8220;And you would again?&#8221; Maher tried for one more.
&#8220;No,&#8221; Kay interjected, but Christie just laughed at the question.
&#8220;Good try,&#8221; he chuckled. &#8220;You’ve got more honesty out of me that you’ve got than anybody else. So that’s …&#8221;
&#8220;I’ll take my winnings and go home,&#8221; Maher conceded.
Maher also pressed the former New Jersey Governor on the possibility of another run for the presidency in 2024 — which Christie said he was certainly considering.
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&#8220;It&#8217;s rumored you&#8217;re considering another presidential run in 2024, is there any truth to that?&#8221; Maher asked.
&#8220;Sure,&#8221; Christie said.
Maher seemed taken aback by the direct answer, and replied, &#8220;Oh, I love that. I&#8217;m telling you — this show’s rubbing off on him, he’s getting very bold, yes, loose.&#8221;
&#8220;Yeah, that was me, I never had the reputation of being bold. Wallflower type,&#8221; Christie&#8217;s sarcastic comeback drew laughter from the audience.
&#8220;So you are considering it?&#8221; Maher asked again, and Christie repeated, &#8220;Sure, yeah.&#8221;
&#8220;Yeah, you should, I mean, what not?&#8221; Maher added, saying that he thought there was room in the race for &#8220;a normal Republican — or an as-good-as-it-gets Republican,&#8221; especially if former President Trump decided to enter the race.

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Former &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; anchor <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-wallace/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Wallace&#8217;s</a> CNN show debuted with lackluster ratings — losing big to his former network&#8217;s Sunday evening show hosted by former Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC).
According to a <a href="https://radaronline.com/p/chris-wallace-cnn-show-premiere-bombs-ratings-jeff-zucker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from RadarOnline, Wallace&#8217;s much-touted interview show — titled &#8220;Who&#8217;s Talking to Chris Wallace?&#8221; — racked up only 43,800 viewers in the key 25-54 age demographic. Wallace scored just 401,000 total viewers during his show, which aired in the 7 p.m. ET hour.
In comparison, the former South Carolina Congressman hosted &#8220;Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy&#8221; — and pulled in more than triple Wallace&#8217;s total viewers with over 1.3 million. He also nearly doubled Wallace&#8217;s number in the key demographic, racking up 78,000 viewers aged 25-54.
&#8220;Total Bomb!&#8221; @johnnydollar01 shared the news. &#8220;Chris Wallace&#8217;s CNN Show Premiere Tanks, Pulls Only 44k Viewers In Key Demo. The program was down double digits across every category vs the 2022 average. On Fox @TGowdySC scored a massive 1.3M viewers with 78k in the key 25-54 age demo &#8230;&#8221;
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Critics were quick to pile on Wallace — who abruptly left &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; in December of 2021 — suggesting that perhaps he was beginning to wish that he had stayed put.
&#8220;FoxNews made Chris Wallace, didn’t need him. Ratings don’t lie,&#8221; Mike Cernovich <a href="https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/1574584902334369792" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>.
Wallace initially said when he <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/i-want-to-try-something-new-chris-wallace-is-leaving-fox-news-sunday-effective-immediately/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">left the network</a>, he was just looking for a change.
&#8220;After 18 years, I have decided to leave FOX. I want to try something new, to go beyond politics, to all of the things I’m interested in,&#8221; he explained during his final &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; broadcast. &#8220;I’m ready for a new adventure, and I hope you’ll check it out. And so, for the last time dear friends, that’s it for today.&#8221;
Wallace <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/unsustainable-chris-wallace-reveals-why-he-had-to-leave-fox-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">later claimed</a> that he had found the situation at FOX — particularly in the wake of January 6th — to be &#8220;unsustainable.&#8221;
&#8220;I’m fine with opinion: conservative opinion, liberal opinion,” Wallace said. “But when people start to question the truth — Who won the 2020 election? Was Jan. 6 an insurrection? — I found that unsustainable. I spent a lot of 2021 looking to see if there was a different place for me to do my job,&#8221; he said.
Within days of leaving FOX, Wallace had announced his plan to <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/what-evidence-do-you-have-chris-wallace-throws-down-with-nikole-hannah-jones-on-cnn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">move to CNN+</a> — but the streaming service launched, floundered, and folded in less than a month.

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Newly-announced &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; anchor Shannon Bream took to Twitter to celebrate her most recent career move — and she shared a dose of humility that helped to get her to where she is today.
The network announced on Thursday that Bream would be the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/shannon-bream-lands-permanent-fox-news-sunday-gig/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">permanent replacement</a> for the former longtime &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; host, Chris Wallace, who left the show and the network last December for a contract with the short-lived streaming service CNN+. Bream, who has often shared her faith both on the air and on social media, revealed how she believed God had brought her to the right place at the right time for this new opportunity.
&#8220;Y&#8217;all, I got fired from my first tv job, by a man who told me I was the worst person he&#8217;d ever seen on tv. He also told me I&#8217;d never make it in this business. I was humiliated. I cried &#8230; a lot. I prayed &#8230; a lot. That man did me a favor,&#8221; she began a brief thread on Twitter on Saturday morning. &#8220;I had much to learn, and as I spent months getting anyone to return an email or a call I watched my tapes and got real with myself. There is always room for improvement, and believe me I needed it.&#8221;
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&#8220;I got a healthy serving of humility, and learned that God often allows us to walk through valleys — for our own good. That was also true when I spent years in chronic pain and was ultimately diagnosed with a genetic condition that has no cure,&#8221; <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/fox-news-shannon-bream-opens-up-about-being-suicidal/">Bream continued</a>, referencing her battle with a chronic eye disease that had once driven her to suicidal thoughts.
&#8220;God walks with us through our deepest sorrows, and celebrates with us on our mountaintops. Our circumstances may change, but He never will,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I&#8217;m feeling especially grateful for that this week, and can&#8217;t wait to start my new adventure on @FoxNewsSunday.&#8221;
Bream, whose January appearance on the show racked up the highest ratings for the year, will be the first woman to helm the show on a permanent basis in its 26-year history — 18 years of which were anchored by Wallace. She is set to leave her current nightly show, &#8220;Fox News @ Night,&#8221; where the network will rotate in a series of potential hosts until a permanent selection is made.
&#8220;Shannon is an outstanding journalist, reporter and anchor who has cultivated a strong and enduring relationship with the FOX News Media audience,” FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement concurrent with the announcement.

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New 'Fox News Sunday' Host Shannon Bream Explains How Getting Fired Made Her Better

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Fox News host Shannon Bream landed a <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/shannon-bream-fox-news-sunday-1235338968/">permanent gig</a> hosting the long-running &#8220;Fox News Sunday,&#8221; the network announced on Thursday.
Bream is one of several hosts who &#8220;tried out&#8221; for the role in the months since longtime former host Chris Wallace quit last December, leaving the network for a gig on CNN&#8217;s short-lived streaming service, CNN+.
Bream will be the first female to be named as a permanent host on the Sunday morning show, which has been a flagship for the network for nearly three decades. Wallace hosted the show for 18 years.
&#8220;It has been an honor to cover major news throughout Washington over the last 15 years at Fox News. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to host a Sunday show and look forward to this new role,&#8221; Bream said in a statement.
Her colleagues quickly showed their support, saying that they expected her to do great things in her new role.
&#8220;Congratulations to @ShannonBream on being named the new anchor of Fox News Sunday! She is a superb journalist and broadcaster and a wonderful human being,&#8221; Fox News Senior Political Analyst Brit Hume <a href="https://twitter.com/brithume/status/1557768873360953356">commented</a>.
&#8220;So well deserved. Congratulations @shannonbream,&#8221; Fox News Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean <a href="https://twitter.com/JaniceDean/status/1557773665353306113">added</a>.
&#8220;Shannon is an outstanding journalist, reporter and anchor who has cultivated a strong and enduring relationship with the FOX News Media audience,&#8221; FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement.
Bream&#8217;s January appearance on the long-running Sunday program was the highest rated of 2022. She will leave her nightly show, &#8220;Fox News @ Night&#8221; — the network will rotate in a series of hosts until a permanent replacement is found.
The former host, <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/i-want-to-try-something-new-chris-wallace-is-leaving-fox-news-sunday-effective-immediately/">Chris Wallace</a>, announced last December that he was leaving the show — and the network — after nearly two decades.
&#8220;Eighteen years ago, the bosses here at FOX promised me they would never interfere with a guest I booked or a question I asked — and they kept that promise,” Wallace said. “I have been free to report to the best of my ability, to cover the stories I think are important, to hold our country’s leaders to account. It’s been a great ride. We’ve covered five presidential elections, interviewed every president since George H.W. Bush, traveled the world sitting down with France’s Emmanuel Macron and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.&#8221;
&#8220;And I’ve gotten to spend Sunday mornings with you,” Wallace concluded. “It may sound corny, but I feel we’ve built a community here. There’s a lot you can do on Sunday mornings. The fact that you’ve chosen to spend this hour with us is something I cherish. But after 18 years, I have decided to leave FOX. I want to try something new, to go beyond politics, to all of the things I’m interested in.&#8221;

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CNN anchor Chris Wallace joined the network&#8217;s special coverage of the ongoing January 6th Committee hearings, spending much of his airtime on Wednesday fawning over the testimony of former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson.
<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/ive-been-a-victim-chris-wallace-says-hes-in-good-shape-despite-cnn-implosion/">Wallace</a> joined a panel discussion moderated by fellow CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, and he made it clear that he believed Hutchinson&#8217;s testimony had truly been the thing that tied all of the testimony and evidence together.
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&#8220;Can we talk about Cassidy Hutchinson? First of all – and I bow to – particularly to you and the – as somebody involved in prosecutions. She was a great witness. She was absolutely precise. She told you – I mean, if she heard – overheard a conversation, she’d say – &#8216;Cipollone went in the room, he left the door open, he was standing in the transom,'&#8221; Wallace began, and fellow panelist Gloria Borger voiced agreement with his assessment.
&#8220;&#8216;I could hear when I went into the dining room, I stepped back, but the door was open. I could see Mark Meadows, but I could — in the background I could hear what Trump and Cipollone were saying,'&#8221; <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/unsustainable-chris-wallace-reveals-why-he-had-to-leave-fox-news/">Wallace</a> continued. &#8220;She was just brilliant. And really what you’re all saying is that to a degree that nobody has up till now, really nobody in all – the think of all the books we’ve read by all these great investigative reporters, none of them ever had the scene inside the base, right? So there are some secrets still out there, but she connected the dots more than anybody has between Giuliani on January 2nd talking about well, there’s going to be violence and then she talks to Meadows and Meadows says it’s going be real, real bad. And then Cipollone comes in and then Trump’s knowledge – and she just connects the dots between the violence. And remember, she also talks about Meadows talking to Michael Flynn and Stone.&#8221;
Wallace went on to praise Hutchinson for her comments about the moment Trump tweeted his frustration that then-Vice President Mike Pence hadn&#8217;t shown &#8220;courage&#8221; — when she said, &#8220;She says, represent – I came in to represent the administration to show all the good it had done, when I read this, I felt frustrated, it was disgusting, it was un-American, it was unpatriotic and I was watching the Capitol being defaced over a lie.&#8221;
The former &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; host — after an ill-fated dalliance with CNN&#8217;s now-defunct streaming service CNN+ — has <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/chris-wallace-lands-sunday-show-on-cnn-report/">landed solidly</a> on a weekly show that is set to air on Sunday evenings.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cnn">CNN</a> is now down to just over 500,000 average prime time viewers, while <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fox-news">Fox News</a> continues to dominate, new ratings figures released Wednesday show.
The liberal network, which presents itself as &#8220;facts first,&#8221; has routinely struggled with viewership. In April, the network&#8217;s much-hyped streaming service CNN+ was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yikes-shuttering-cnn-host-chris-wallace-pushes-producer-to-make-project-on-his-trump-interviews-during-show">shuttered</a> mere weeks after its start, due to its failure to bring in new viewers.
CNN is averaging 517,000 total viewers across its prime time programming, a <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/daily-ratings/cable-news-ratings-wednesday-june-8-cnn-down-to-just-over-500000-average-prime-time-viewers/">report</a> from Mediaite said.
Fox News, a right-leaning competitor, brought in nearly five times CNN&#8217;s numbers, averaging 2.57 million viewers across prime time.
Liberal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/msnbc">MSNBC</a> crushed CNN, too, more than doubling the network with an average of 1.18 million total prime time viewers.
&#8220;&#8216;Anderson Cooper 360,&#8217; which was guest hosted by John Berman, led CNN on Wednesday with 637,000 total viewers at 8 p.m.,&#8221; the Mediaite report outlined, noting that &#8220;Tucker Carlson led the time slot with 3.14 million total viewers, while Chris Hayes landed in second place with 1.21 million total viewers.&#8221;
Among the overall domination of Fox News is host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/greg-gutfeld">Greg Gutfeld</a>.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/greg-gutfeld-levels-stephen-colbert-for-mocking-fox-news-after-christmas-tree-arson">reported</a> in December, “Gutfeld!” — a rebrand of the “The Greg Gutfeld Show” — is about a year old, and still building. The success of the show has shocked elites in the media, begrudgingly <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bill-maher-greg-gutfeld-king-of-late-night">earning</a> Gutfeld “the king of late night” title. Fox’s “Gutfeld!” routinely <a href="https://pagesix.com/2021/10/07/fox-news-greg-gutfeld-climbs-to-no-2-in-late-night-tv-wars/">beats out</a> late night shows hosted by left-leaning Jimmy Kimmel on ABC and Jimmy Fallon on NBC, and <a href="https://www.thewrap.com/gutfeld-ratings-win-colbert/">stomped</a> Stephen Colbert’s ratings for the first time in August.
Fox News had already been handily outpacing its competitors in ratings. Forbes <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2021/12/01/fox-news-easily-wins-november-cable-news-ratings-as-all-networks-see-steep-declines/?sh=379df5e22f14">outlined</a> Fox News&#8217; ratings bloodbath for November.
&#8220;The Fox News Channel prevailed in the November cable news ratings, easily beating back the competition from CNN and MSNBC. According to ratings data compiled by Nielsen, Fox News delivered an average prime time audience of 2.578 million viewers in November, followed by MSNBC (1.091 million total viewers) and CNN (654,000 viewers),&#8221; the outlet reported. &#8220;In the key demo of adults 25-54 — the demographic most valued by advertisers – Fox finished first with an average audience of 420,000 viewers. CNN was second (148,000 viewers) and MSNBC (140,000 viewers).&#8221;
And a notable loser from the Fox News domination is newsman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/yikes-shuttering-cnn-host-chris-wallace-pushes-producer-to-make-project-on-his-trump-interviews-during-show">Chris Wallace</a>, who jumped ship to join CNN+ just weeks before Warner Bros. Discovery <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-is-shutting-down-cnn-after-new-streaming-service-struggled-to-attract-viewers-report">announced</a> that the subscription streaming service would be scrapped.
The shutdown left Wallace a “victim,&#8221; he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ive-been-a-victim-chris-wallace-says-hes-in-good-shape-despite-cnn-implosion">claimed</a>.
“It’s an interesting thing and I’ve been a victim of all of this in the last week,” Wallace said.
“The idea was you’ve got to get a foothold in the streaming world because that’s where the future of news off the mainstream networks is going to be,” the 74-year-old continued. “Now you have some equally smart people that have come in with a diametrically opposed view, these are the new bosses at CNN+ because of [the Warner Bros. Discovery merger] who have come to the conclusion that to have a narrow niche product like a news streaming service doesn’t work.”
“I have absolutely no idea which is right and wrong, but the Discovery people are in charge and so they made the decision,” he added.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-is-shutting-down-cnn-after-new-streaming-service-struggled-to-attract-viewers-report">Warner Bros. Discovery Is Shutting Down CNN+ After New Streaming Service Struggled To Attract Viewers</a>
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Former &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; anchor Chris Wallace has reportedly landed on his feet — and back in the anchor chair — after the network&#8217;s fledgling streaming service CNN+ failed to launch.
According to a report published Wednesday by <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/05/18/chris-wallace-new-show-cnn">Axios</a>, Wallace is set to anchor a Sunday evening show on CNN. Two sources reportedly informed the outlet that Wallace, who was hosting an interview-based show four days a week prior to the rapid collapse of CNN+, will move back to a weekly show with the cable news giant. The report did not indicate what the format of Wallace&#8217;s new show would be.
Wallace initially <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/i-want-to-try-something-new-chris-wallace-is-leaving-fox-news-sunday-effective-immediately/">left Fox</a> in December, saying that he wanted to try something new after nearly two decades at that network.
&#8220;After 18 years, this is my final ‘Fox News Sunday,&#8217;” <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/chris-wallace-grills-jen-psaki-you-are-being-less-transparent-than-the-trump-administration/">Wallace</a> told his viewers on December 12. &#8220;It is the last time, and I say this with real sadness, we will meet like this &#8230; There’s a lot you can do on Sunday mornings. The fact that you’ve chosen to spend this hour with us is something I cherish. But after 18 years, I have decided to leave FOX. I want to try something new, to go beyond politics, to all of the things I’m interested in.&#8221;
Wallace later claimed that he had <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/unsustainable-chris-wallace-reveals-why-he-had-to-leave-fox-news/">ultimately decided</a> to leave Fox after the fallout from the 202o election, telling the New York Times, &#8220;I’m fine with opinion: conservative opinion, liberal opinion. But when people start to question the truth — Who won the 2020 election? Was Jan. 6 an insurrection? — I found that unsustainable. I spent a lot of 2021 looking to see if there was a different place for me to do my job.&#8221;
&#8220;Before, I found it was an environment in which I could do my job and feel good about my involvement at Fox,&#8221; Wallace continued. &#8220;And since November of 2020, that just became unsustainable, increasingly unsustainable as time went on.&#8221;
Within days after announcing his exit from Fox, Wallace had confirmed he was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ive-been-a-victim-chris-wallace-says-hes-in-good-shape-despite-cnn-implosion">going to CNN</a>, inking a multimillion-dollar deal to create a new show for the streaming service that had not yet launched.
But massive personnel shake-ups at CNN — up to and including the sudden resignation of former network chief Jeff Zucker and his paramour Allison Gollust — left the network in disarray heading into both the CNN+ launch and a planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

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CNN+ host Chris Wallace pressed a Hollywood producer to create a project about his interviews with former President Donald Trump during an uncomfortable exchange on his show, &#8220;Who&#8217;s Talking to Chris Wallace.&#8221;
Notably, Warner Bros. Discovery <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-is-shutting-down-cnn-after-new-streaming-service-struggled-to-attract-viewers-report">announced</a> last week that subscription streaming service CNN+ would be scrapped &#8212; leaving Wallace, who exited an 18-year career at Fox News for CNN, in a particularly bad spot.
&#8220;So, I have to ask a question,&#8221; Wallace <a href="https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2022/04/28/chris-wallace-embarrassingly-begs-movie-about-his-trump">asked</a> his guest, Hollywood producer Brian Grazer. &#8220;When we got to know each other a little better, you said to me one time that you thought there was a possible project in Trump/Wallace.&#8221;
Grazer appeared to be stunned by Wallace bringing up the subject during the CNN+ show.
&#8220;I did. I didn’t know you’d bring that up. Umm—,&#8221; the producer responded.
“Did you really believe that,” Wallace pressed.
&#8220;Your interviews with him were perfect,” Grazer answered Wallace in the affirmative.
“Well, okay. Thank you,” the former Fox News host gushed.
“Because you were able to, without any chip on your shoulder, you were able to talk directly and get direct answers like a little version of that,” Grazer continued.
Wallace then seemed to try to pin down Grazer to make the project about his interviews happen, <a href="https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2022/04/28/chris-wallace-embarrassingly-begs-movie-about-his-trump">according</a> to transcript from NewsBusters:
<blockquote>WALLACE: So, maybe we’ll talk after the—
GRAZER: Yeah.
WALLACE: &#8212; the thing about going to do it.</blockquote>
“Just to do it live in a stadium would be amazing,&#8221; Grazer suggested, an option Wallace seemed to like.
CNN+&#8217;s short-lived run hit Wallace hard. In an interview this week, the host called himself a &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ive-been-a-victim-chris-wallace-says-hes-in-good-shape-despite-cnn-implosion">victim</a>&#8221; of the debacle.
“It’s an interesting thing and I’ve been a victim of all of this in the last week,” Wallace said, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ive-been-a-victim-chris-wallace-says-hes-in-good-shape-despite-cnn-implosion">The Daily Wire</a> reported.
“The idea was you’ve got to get a foothold in the streaming world because that’s where the future of news off the mainstream networks is going to be,&#8221; the 74-year-old continued. &#8220;Now you have some equally smart people that have come in with a diametrically opposed view, these are the new bosses at CNN+ because of [the Warner Bros. Discovery merger] who have come to the conclusion that to have a narrow niche product like a news streaming service doesn’t work.&#8221;
“I have absolutely no idea which is right and wrong, but the Discovery people are in charge and so they made the decision,” he added.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ive-been-a-victim-chris-wallace-says-hes-in-good-shape-despite-cnn-implosion">‘I’ve Been A Victim’: Chris Wallace Says He’s ‘In Good Shape’ Despite CNN+ Implosion</a>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-is-shutting-down-cnn-after-new-streaming-service-struggled-to-attract-viewers-report">Warner Bros. Discovery Is Shutting Down CNN+ After New Streaming Service Struggled To Attract Viewers: Report</a>

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Former &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; anchor Chris Wallace said on Sunday that while he is still reeling from the rapid demise of fledgling streaming service CNN+, he is confident that he&#8217;s &#8220;in good shape&#8221; moving forward.
Wallace <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/i-want-to-try-something-new-chris-wallace-is-leaving-fox-news-sunday-effective-immediately/">abruptly left FOX</a> in December before announcing his <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/who-the-hell-is-going-to-pay-for-cnn-howard-stern-mocks-chris-wallaces-career-change/">move to CNN</a> for a new interview-based show — &#8220;Who&#8217;s Talking to Chris Wallace?&#8221; — and according to a <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/tv/chris-wallace-unsure-of-what-the-future-holds-in-good-shape-whether-its-at-cnn-or-someplace-else/">report from Mediaite</a>, he told former CBS News reporter Jacqueline Adams that he had been a &#8220;victim&#8221; of the current situation.
Appearing at a Common Ground Committee live-streamed event titled &#8220;Media, Politics, and Polarization,&#8221; Wallace addressed questions about the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-is-shutting-down-cnn-after-new-streaming-service-struggled-to-attract-viewers-report/">recently-announced end</a> of the cable news giant&#8217;s brand new streaming service — and his future, whether it be with CNN or not.
&#8220;Are there already enough choices for news sources out there and are the days of streaming already over?&#8221; Adams asked, prompting Wallace to shoot back with, &#8220;Wow, that was quick.&#8221;
&#8220;It’s an interesting thing and I’ve been a victim of all of this in the last week,&#8221; Wallace continued, going on to note what many of his colleagues have over the past week — that the timing and the Warner Bros. Discovery merger with CNN — rather than any problems with content or lower-than-expected subscription numbers — was the main driver behind the termination of CNN+.
Wallace argued that former CNN chief Jeff Zucker and others at the network had been right to believe that streaming was the future of news, noting that multi-channel cable packages were quickly becoming a thing of the past.
&#8220;The idea was you’ve got to get a foothold in the streaming world because that’s where the future of news off the mainstream networks is going to be. Now you have some equally smart people that have come in with a diametrically opposed view, these are the new bosses at CNN+ because of [the Warner Bros. Discovery merger] who have come to the conclusion that to have a narrow niche product like a news streaming service doesn’t work,&#8221; Wallace continued, referencing Discovery&#8217;s plan to launch a much broader, all-encompassing streaming service that included content across all of its brands.
“I have absolutely no idea which is right and wrong, but the Discovery people are in charge and so they made the decision,&#8221; he said.
Adams continued to press Wallace, asking whether he had plans for his own future given the fact that he had left Fox after 18 years in order to make the jump to CNN+.
&#8220;I mean my gosh, Jackie, it just happened on Thursday. Give me a couple days,&#8221; Wallace said, adding, &#8220;I am going to be fine. I’m in good shape whether it’s at CNN or someplace else.&#8221;
Wallace concluded by saying that his main concern was the hundreds of people on his team and other teams who had also left their previous jobs and even moved across the country to help launch the streaming service.
According to a statement from the network, all CNN+ employees <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/a-uniquely-sy-situation-new-cnn-chief-tells-staffers-theyre-not-to-blame-for-cnn-implosion/">will be retained</a> on full salary and benefits while executives try to find them other positions within the network. Those who do not find a good enough fit will reportedly be given a 6-month severance.

‘I’ve Been A Victim’: Chris Wallace Says He’s ‘In Good Shape’ Despite CNN+ Implosion

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