Sununu Rips Fox “Echo Chamber” In Speech To RNC

NPR reports:

At the Republican National Committee’s spring retreat in Tennessee over the weekend, a swing-state GOP governor told major donors the party’s future political success depended in part on Fox News.

In a speech about attracting independents and young people to the Republican Party, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said he had urged Fox News to break out of its “echo chamber” for Republicans to prosper.

“We have to start thinking about the long game,” Sununu told Republican donors at the Four Seasons Hotel in Nashville. “We get ourselves tied up in issues. I’m not saying they’re not important, but they ain’t making the team bigger.”

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Chris Sununu, Rupert Murdoch, and Donald Trump all agree that Fox News is a propaganda outlet that prioritizes GOP electoral success, they just disagree about how it can best do that job. Via @davidfolkenflik https://t.co/wH0Icdd825

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) April 18, 2023

Here’s a full audio clip of NH Gov Sununu saying he advised Fox on how to appeal to moderate, independent and younger voters – to help GOP win elections https://t.co/7bwDpZHnGu

— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) April 17, 2023

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu bragged to a Republican convention that he told the big bosses at Fox News to break away from the “echo chamber” in which the right-wing network currently exists.https://t.co/tTRmlwe5kz

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 18, 2023