Capitol assault: Fox News refuses to broadcast the historic commission of inquiry

Louise Bernard, with Alexis Patri 10:24 a.m., June 08, 2022

It is a historic event that sets in motion all the American media.

All but one.

Fox News will not broadcast the first hearing of the commission of inquiry into the storming of the Capitol.

This hearing will take place on Thursday, at prime time, the hour that brings together the most Americans in front of their television.

All the news channels in the country have decided to broadcast it, with the exception of the channel known for its close ties with Donald Trump.

However, this commission of inquiry will return to the assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 by supporters of the former President of the United States. 

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The event relegated to a confidential channel of the group

Fox prefers to broadcast the commission of inquiry on another chain of its group, Fox Business Network, which benefits from a much more confidential audience.

Last month, Fox News averaged 1.5 million viewers throughout the day, compared to about 136,000 for Fox Business, in a country of nearly 330 million people. 

Fox News, the first news channel in the country, has therefore not planned to shake up its programs.

Conversely, its competitors ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and MSNBC will be in special edition.

The Fox News flagship hosts will be on the air, but will talk about the event among other news, without a special or live stream.

For the

, it is a message sent by the channel, which sides with the Republican party.

Some of these right-wing politicians criticize the holding of this public commission, which they consider to be "partisan political theater, produced by the Democrats to improve their chances in the midterm elections".