"With a potential $60 million-$65 million annual extension reportedly waiting in the wings, ESPN is clearly wanting to make a significant investment in his future. Whether you love McAfee, tolerate him or cannot stand him, there is little denying his ability to generate attention."
"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."
Baier and MacCallum have previously co-anchored Fox News election coverage and also moderated a town hall together with former President Trump in 2020.
The event will air from St. Anselm College in New Hampshire, the same location as CNN's contentious town hall event with former President Donald Trump.
After a report that nine Fox News employees have departed the company to follow Tucker Carlson was unveiled, Newsmax host Eric Bolling wasn't surprised.
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"Maybe you're a little bit irked by a couple of questions, but your overall sense was that you got a fair shake...I think that if I can get to that point, then that's a good thing."
The interview was contentious at times, with Trump mocking the decline of Fox News in the ratings to Baier, while Baier fact-checked Trump's claims about the 2020 election being "stolen" from him.
"It is never a good idea...to debate an unhinged crank who thinks Bill Gates wants to control us with microchips or that chemicals in the water are turning kids transgender."
"I would call him in and say 'You screwed up, shut your mouth, keep your head down, do the job I hired you for, and we’re going to put this behind us'.”
"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."
"I was only going to use it to mess with people. I did not plan on it being big at all. But it lends to what I do, which is find stuff. And because it’s sports, it makes it that much better for me."