Fox talker Wallace, switch to CNN

Original title: Fox talker Wallace, switching to CNN
(Observer News) Chris Wallace, a Fox News celebrity, suddenly announced on his news program "Fox News Sunday" on the 12th that he would leave Fox News and join rival CNN, shocking the American television news circle.
The New York Times revealed on the 12th that Wallace's resignation may be related to his colleagues who can't stand supporting trump.

Screenshot of New York Times report
Chris Wallace, 74, is the son of Mike Wallace, the host of the famous American talk show "60 minutes". His son inherits his father's career and is "Fox News Sunday" The famous anchor has worked in Fox News for 18 years. On the 12th local time, Wallace suddenly announced his resignation before the end of the regular program, which shocked the TV news circle. After leaving, Wallace will join CNN and become the anchor of CNN's streaming service "CNN +" and will host a weekday program to interview "news figures across politics, business, sports and culture".
Fox News is a famous conservative media in the United States. It often condemns US President Biden and defends trump in the program. This also makes Fox News gain very high popularity. In November, Fox News Programs accounted for 71 of the 100 highest ratings programs on all cable TV.
Wallace is one of fox's "star anchors". He presided over the presidential debate twice in 2016 and 2020. He is the first fox reporter to preside over the presidential debate and the first reporter to be nominated for an Emmy Award.
However, Wallace is relatively neutral towards the two parties, so it is not popular with trump. When presiding over the presidential debate in 2020, Wallace failed to control the field and was interrupted by trump many times. The scene was once very chaotic. Wallace reluctantly said: "you are arguing with him (Biden), not with me. Let me finish asking questions." Trump did not want to be outdone and replied, "I think I'm arguing with you, not him (Biden)."
Since then, Wallace accused trump in the program, saying that trump has "primary responsibility" for the chaotic debate, which is "chaotic and harmful to the United States", and he should "get back on track" at the beginning of the debate. He also said that trump "carried out the most direct and lasting attack on press freedom".
Last year, in an interview, Wallace directly expressed his attitude: "I work at fox. Do I agree with something I hear? Absolutely not."

Chris Wallace
Wallace did not directly disclose the reason for his resignation. The New York Times reported that Wallace could not stand his pro trump colleagues. His colleagues, Tucker Carlson, the host of radical conservatives, recently produced a documentary called the Patriot purge, which played up the "conspiracy theory", saying that the riots outside the Capitol building during the Congressional shock on January 6 were created by left-wing instigators and may be manipulated behind the scenes by the FBI to "fight a new war on terrorism" In name, framing, trapping and cleaning trump voters. Carlson also often makes anti vaccine remarks and racist views on the program.
According to people familiar with the matter, Wallace did not agree with Carlson's views and expressed his concerns to the management. However, Fox News has not commented on the controversy caused by the Patriot purge. Carlson is still the most watched host in Fox News and even all cable news programs, so he has received strong support from the management. On the contrary, Wallace often angered the fox audience and was criticized by the audience.
Finally, Wallace decided not to renew his contract with Fox News in December this year. "This is the last time. I'm really sad. We'll meet like this." In the last program, he said that Fox's time was "a good journey" and he was "ready for a new adventure".
Many fox staff expressed disappointment at Wallace's departure. BRET Baier, fox's chief political anchor, wrote on Twitter: "I'm sorry to see Chris leave. He did well in Fox News Sunday."
Jeff Zucker, global president of CNN, said that Wallace's inauguration "fully demonstrates our commitment to journalism and CNN +, and we are glad that Chris can help us build the next generation of CNN and news."
"I am happy to join CNN +," Wallace said in a statement. "After decades of working in radio and cable news, I am happy to explore the world of streaming media. I look forward to streaming media providing new freedom and flexibility in interviewing key figures in the press and finding new ways to tell stories."