Fox’s Bret Baier: ‘Of Course’ Trump Helped Break ‘Trust’ in Media

BURNS You do have ░░░░░░░░ lashing out at members ░░░░░░░░ the media some of ░░░░░░░░ own colleagues and certainly ░░░░░░░░ the AP You were ░░░░░░░░ outspoken in pushing back ░░░░░░░░ defense of journalists when ░░░░░░░░ banned the AP How ░░░░░░░░ you thread that needle ░░░░░░░░ do you think banning ░░░░░░░░ outlets could potentially backfire ░░░░░░░░ actually be a bad ░░░░░░░░ for this White House ░░░░░░░░ One hundred percent And ░░░░░░░░ ve said that both ░░░░░░░░ and privately And I ░░░░░░░░ made that clear that ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ a good thing I ░░░░░░░░ t think it s ░░░░░░░░ for precedent I don ░░░░░░░░ think that you want ░░░░░░░░ administration steering what news ░░░░░░░░ editorially can do as ░░░░░░░░ as their access in ░░░░░░░░ pool The AP has ░░░░░░░░ been around since the ░░░░░░░░ of time I ve ░░░░░░░░ about that and I ░░░░░░░░ it s not a ░░░░░░░░ thing It s not ░░░░░░░░ a thread the needle ░░░░░░░░ I think there are ░░░░░░░░ things where you have ░░░░░░░░ weigh in and you ░░░░░░░░ to say this is ░░░░░░░░ I believe You re ░░░░░░░░ to make your decision ░░░░░░░░ I d like you ░░░░░░░░ have the informed decision ░░░░░░░░ me as a journalist ░░░░░░░░ believe this is not ░░░░░░░░ good move BURNS What ░░░░░░░░ you think is to ░░░░░░░░ for the lack of ░░░░░░░░ in the media for ░░░░░░░░ loss of trust in ░░░░░░░░ media BAIER Well the ░░░░░░░░ I mean we went ░░░░░░░░ collectively and I say ░░░░░░░░ stories that didn t ░░░░░░░░ out and it went ░░░░░░░░ on covering some of ░░░░░░░░ And then at times ░░░░░░░░ opinion on their sleeves ░░░░░░░░ news programs that really ░░░░░░░░ t fit under the ░░░░░░░░ umbrella We talked about ░░░░░░░░ opinion shows on Fox ░░░░░░░░ were times where I ░░░░░░░░ watch what I thought ░░░░░░░░ a news show on ░░░░░░░░ channels that became very ░░░░░░░░ and pretty one sided ░░░░░░░░ Do you think Trump ░░░░░░░░ any role to play ░░░░░░░░ that though in the ░░░░░░░░ of trust BAIER Of ░░░░░░░░ yeah He kind of ░░░░░░░░ the system and maybe ░░░░░░░░ was part of his ░░░░░░░░ what he wanted to ░░░░░░░░ But Middle America didn ░░░░░░░░ trust what they were ░░░░░░░░ from a lot of ░░░░░░░░ media And you saw ░░░░░░░░ even in polls of ░░░░░░░░ election that suggested you ░░░░░░░░ he was going to ░░░░░░░░ up until the last ░░░░░░░░ You know there was ░░░░░░░░ lot of people that ░░░░░░░░ didn’t buy in.”