"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace said he believes he's "better" than his Sunday political show rivals Chuck Todd and George Stephanopoulos, according to an interview with Town & Country published on Monday

“I view my job as being the cop on the beat, walking around with a nightstick and trying to keep people honest — both Republicans and Democrats,” Wallace told Town & Country at his Annapolis, Maryland home.

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Wallace admitted that it rankles him when interviews by Stephanopoulos, who hosts ABC's Sunday affairs program "This Week," or Chuck Todd, moderator of "Meet the Press," draw headlines and his don't.

“Honestly, I think I’m better,” he said. "The only one I didn’t feel that about was Tim Russert.”

The late Russert was the previous moderator of "Meet the Press."

Stephanopoulos and Todd did not not reply to requests for comment from The Hill.

Wallace said that Fox News would be his last job in journalism, according to Town & Country, which reported that the news anchor had been approached by CBS to anchor its evening news program, citing citing industry sources.

Jeff Glor was eventually awarded the CBS anchor job in Oct. 2017, replacing Scott Pelley.



“I don’t know that I’ve ever seen as big a difference between somebody’s public and private personae as I have with President Trump,” Wallace said. “He is thoughtful, asks questions about you, and is very pleasant to be around. On a personal level, I kind of like him.”