‘A lot of them intrinsically dislike you’: Fox News host confronts Paul Ryan about viewers detesting him

On Tuesday, Fox News host Neil Cavuto confronted former Speaker of the House and Fox News board member Paul Ryan about network viewers disliking him for his views on former President Donald Trump.

Ryan in May told Yahoo Finance that he would not vote for Trump and would write in another Republican instead, attacking the former president’s “character.” Cavuto on “Your World with Neil Cavuto” told Ryan many viewers don’t like him and asked if Fox and News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch had raised the issue with him.

WATCH:

‘A Lot Of Them Intrinsically Dislike You’: Fox News Host Confronts Paul Ryan About Viewers Detesting Him pic.twitter.com/liXU9bGpn6

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 11, 2024

“A lot of our viewers knew you were coming on. And a lot of them intrinsically dislike you for some reason,” Cavuto said. “They think you’re pulling the strings here at Fox. You’re part of this anti-Trump, never Trumper movement. They even equate me with you. They say that … we’re kindred spirits. And obviously, Donald Trump is saying that you should be fired by Rupert Murdoch. When you hear all of that, what do you say?”

“I’ve been in politics a long time. I have really thick skin,” Ryan said, with Cavuto cutting him off and joking he is too “fit” to have thick skin.

“I don’t think about that. I literally don’t think about it,” Ryan said.

“Does he ever raise it with you, like ‘Hey, you’re not popular?’” Cavuto asked, with the host specifying he was referring to Murdoch and Ryan saying he does not.

“It’s just the unspoken issue?” Cavuto asked, with Ryan answering affirmatively and informing him nobody had raised the issue with him.

“Rupert Murdoch should fire pathetic RINO Paul Ryan from the Board of Fox,” Trump posted on Truth Social in May. “Ryan is a loser, always has been, and always will be. He was the WEAKEST & MOST INCOMPETENT Speaker of the House in its History. Fox will sink to the absolute bottom of the pack if Paul Ryan has anything to do with it!”

All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline, and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW

Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!