"Newsmax gave the channel for free to DirecTV and then one day Newsmax said to DirecTV 'Look, instead of free, we'd like you to give us $13 million a year'. DirecTV said 'Are you kidding? For that crap?'"
"Erin Murphy, the representative for Fox News and its parent company, has argued that the Murdochs were not involved in the broadcasts where Dominion was potentially defamed."
Douthat’s opinion-writing background, which I once viewed as a liability, actually helped him here. He thinks about big questions for a living. Therefore, he knew where to push Trump beyond the usual talking points.
"I get to talk about sports on a daily basis. I haven't lost the fandom for these teams. This is what I want to do, be as successful as possible. And do it for as long as I possibly can."