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The speaker’s race runs through ‘Fox and Friends’

By Philip Wegmann
Published April 12, 2018 3:51pm ET
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The speaker’s race runs through ‘Fox and Friends’
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The scramble to become the next speaker of the House runs through “Fox and Friends.” In Trump’s America, the direction of one of the two parties of power could be determined, in large part, by a variety talk show on cable television.

Expect candidates interested in taking over for Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to book as many appearances as possible on that program this summer. It’s President Trump’s favorite show after all.

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