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DNC Bars Fox News From Hosting 2020 Primary Debates

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez cites a report in The New Yorker about close ties between the Trump administration and the conservative cable news network.

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The Democratic National Committee will not allow Fox News to broadcast any of its 2020 presidential primary debates, citing a recent report about the close relationship between the Trump administration and the conservative cable network.

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