And then they want me to debate!
In the GOP primary, we have seen these indictments increase his polling numbers, increase his fundraising.
Were focused on if hell be on that stage, so hell do what he does.
I wasnt in lobbying mode.
I was just having a conversation, Baier said.
Well be prepared either way, he added.
Candidates will have one minute to answer a question and 30 minutes for follow-ups.
A Trump-less debate would be far from irrelevant.
MacCallum points out that past debates have produced breakout moments that make people sit up and take notice.
So there is opportunity out there for these candidates.
If there wasnt, they wouldnt be there.
Thats one of the interesting things.
And I think GOP voters want that choice to be able to have the best candidate to go forward.
The online grid has been in this situation before.
He ended up holding a rival event.
Seven years later, he has done much the same thing.
Yet according to Baier, Trump told him immediately after their interview that he was tough but fair.
Just as a trial was about to begin in April,Fox News paid $787.5 million to settle.
A lawsuit against Fox News by another election systems company, Smartmatic,is pending.
Baier was on the witness list to testify in the Dominion case.
The sooner we pull it even if it gives us major egg.
And we put it back in his column.
The better we are.
But my concern always was about getting it right not only getting it first, but getting it right.
And there was a chance it would go the other way.
I think the chips will fall where they fall after the debate.
He added that the Dominion settlement is never in my mind.
Its so distant a memory that it doesnt factor into my day-to-day.
[Trump] chooses to do his attacks the way he does, he said.
We choose to do our side we have a news side and opinion side.
The news side is going to do stories that he doesnt like, but its the news.
I think they will come.
So I have no problem about the work that we do.
I feel very strongly about our reputation.
She added: I have always has a great amount of confidence in our team.
That has never wavered.
I had confidence in our team in 2020, and I have it in our team today.
This is not something that I lose too much sleep over.
MacCallum also said an issue like climate change is something that is top of mind for Democrats and Republicans.
Another potential topic: the Hunter Biden investigation.
MacCallum said that she could absolutely foresee a moment where 2020 election claims come up during the debate.
However, this isnt a one-on-one interview, she said.
Baier said: The moderators are there to steer, to question, but not be the focus.
