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As President Trump frets over his sliding poll numbers, even going so far as to privately unload on his campaign manager, he is doubling down on his Fox-centric media strategy. Fox News announced Wednesday that the President will participate in a town hall on Sunday with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.

During the last Fox News town hall with Trump, you'll remember that anchors Bill Hemmer and Harris Faulkner allowed him to peddle misinformation and even cite a fringe conspiratorial outlet with no meaningful push back. So it's no wonder that Trump has agreed to appear for an additional town hall, marking yet another television appearance on Fox for Trump. Trump, who hasn't appeared for a sit-down television interview with another network in recent memory, has made time in recent weeks for Sean Hannity, Jeanine Pirro, and the cast of "Fox & Friends."

The announcement of Fox's Sunday evening event capped a day in which the conservative network continued to have unprecedented access to the White House. Jared Kushner appeared on "Fox & Friends," astonishingly dubbing the United States' coronavirus response to be a "success story" -- something Kushner would have never been able to get away scot-free with saying on a credible news network.

Mike Pompeo, who has only appeared on Fox News this month, in terms of major domestic TV interviews, joined "Fox & Friends" to condemn China's "communist disinformation." Pompeo also later appeared on Shannon Bream's show. (A State Department spokesperson responded: "In the month of April, Secretary Pompeo completed over 90 interviews across print, TV and radio. We regret that only six of those interviews were with Fox.")

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