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The cable information wars took a momentary hiatus on Saturday night time, with NCS media correspondent Brian Stelter making his first-ever look on Fox News on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner pink carpet.
Fox News host Jimmy Failla scored a fast interview with Stelter and had an enormous query for him: “You have to hitch a ride with one Fox News personality, who do you carpool with cross-country with from Fox News?”
Stelter obtained a kick out of the query earlier than answering, “Greg Gutfeld. He’s my biggest fan at Fox!”
That was clearly a joke, contemplating Gutfeld has skewered Stelter a variety of occasions on his widespread late-night present. Gutfeld has branded Stelter the media world’s “hairless hall monitor” and mocked him for his weight, amongst different digs.
“I think he might have some weight loss tips for me, I think he might have all sorts of ideas for me,” Stelter quipped.
The jovial back-and-forth got here as a bunch of political bigwigs hit the pink carpet earlier than Trump makes his first WHCA Dinner look since he was elected president. You can watch the occasion by clicking here.
Earlier, Stelter interviewed White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on NCS.
“So I know you say he’s very accessible, but so often he tries to demonize the press,” Stelter stated. “Is he coming here tonight admitting that the free press is an important part of the country and that actually he’s conceding that by showing up for the first time?”
“Well, of course he believes that. That’s why he talks to journalists personally. Half of this room will have his personal phone number and have spoken to him,” Leavitt stated, whereas chuckling a bit. “He takes their calls, he answers their questions, and he tussles back and forth, too. I think he likes to hold people accountable. You’ll see a mix of both of that tonight. It’s going to be great. It will be fun, and we’re happy to be here.”
Stelter requested the query proper after Leavitt stated Trump was “definitely the most accessible president we’ve ever had.”
Leavitt additionally informed him to anticipate some comedy and “some jabs” to be thrown.
Watch Failla and Stelter above, through the Fox News X account.
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