After Third Indictment, Donald Trump & Fox News Exes Have Private Dinner To Discuss Upcoming Debate

After learning about his third indictment, Donald Trump was spotted at a dinner with Fox News executives at his golf club in New Jersey. 

The Fox News President Jay Wallace and the network’s CEO Suzanne Scott were in attendance and reportedly were lobbying him to attend this month’s first Republican presidential primary debate. 

Trump pleaded not guilty to four criminal counts on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

Trump had already publicly stated that he was planning on skipping the debate that Fox News is hosting on August 23 in collaboration with the Republican National Committee. He also shared that he will probably not attend the second one either, which will be held in California at the Reagan Presidential Library in September. 

His reason for skipping these debates is that he believes that it would be “stupid” or “sort of foolish” for him to go in an interview with Breitbart News. He believes that the debate may allow the other candidates who are lower-polling than him to take shots at the former president. 

Wallace, Scott and other Fox executives requested to have a meeting with Trump in the hopes of being able to persuade him to join their debate. They argued that he is an excellent speaker on stage and that this opportunity will allow him to show Americans his debate skills. Trump told Fox News that he will consider attending the event and has not made a decision yet. 

Over the past few days, Trump has been attacking Fox News on Truth Social, but the dinner was apparently cordial. His complaints have mainly focused on their coverage of his opponent, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis recently had an interview with Bret Baier, which Trump slammed, calling it too soft. Apparently, he reiterated his complaint about Baier while at dinner, as Baier will be one of the co-hosts of the debate alongside Martha MacCallum. 

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MacCallum previously interviewed Trump in June, which Trump called “unfriendly” after he initially said that the interview went well and that he enjoyed it. 

Trump and Fox News both declined on making any comments about the private dinner.