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DNC Excludes Fox News from Debates

March 6, 2019 at 1:42 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Democratic National Committee has decided to exclude Fox News Channel from televising any of its candidate debates during the 2019-2020 cycle as a result of published revelations detailing the cable network’s close ties to the Trump administration,” the Washington Post reports.

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