Hours after the White House said Fox had called off its pre-Super Bowl interview with President Joe Biden, the network said the president was still welcome.
In an about-face, Fox Corp. said on Friday afternoon that it will allow Fox Soul, its small streaming platform aimed at Black Americans, to conduct the presidential interview. “After the White House reached out to Fox Soul Thursday evening, there was some initial confusion,” a Fox Corp. spokesperson said in a statement. “Fox Soul looks forward to interviewing the President for Super Bowl Sunday.” It’s unclear, however, whether the White House will agree to the interview.
An interview with the Fox Soul network could have allowed the White House a workaround to still participate in the traditional pre-game conversation with a Fox-aligned outlet without having to sit with one of Fox News’ anchors or reporters. Biden’s Fox News snub was the latest example of the Democratic president continuing to ice out the right-wing channel and decline requests to sit down with its hosts and anchors.
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