Politics
Beloved Fox News Host Announces New Role, Tears Up At Trump’s Video Message
A heartfelt moment between President Donald Trump and a beloved Fox News host resulted in a teary goodbye that isn’t forever, or even every day, he told his colleagues and viewers on Thursday.
Steve Doocy, who has hosted from the couch of “Fox & Friends” for nearly three decades, will finally be receiving a well-deserved break from the gauntlet of morning news production, he announced with a smile while sharing a story of the joke he and his wife swap when he wakes up for work in the middle of the night.
Asking viewers to recall the 1980s-era commercial for Dunkin’ Donuts where the husband rose from bed and declared “time to make the donuts,” Doocy, 68, said his moment has come to hit snooze a few times a week.
If the alarm wakes up his wife, Kathy, “she always says, ‘It’s time to make the donuts,'” he said. “It is a great job, but the hours suck!”
He continued: “After decades of getting up at three thirty and driving into New York City in the dark, today is the last day I will host this show from the couch.”
As one of the earliest on-air stars for Fox News, Doocy has co-hosted Fox’s flagship morning show since 1998. He announced that his new schedule, offered by the network’s CEO, will make things a bit easier in the twilight of his career.
“I’m not retiring, I’m not leaving the show. I’m still a host, but it’s time for a change. Suzanne Scott, the CEO of Fox News Media and a friend of mine for over thirty years, and I have been trying to figure out what a guy who’s been getting up at three thirty for two generations should do next, and Suzanne gave me a great option: to keep working on this show, just not every day.
“So from now on, I am working three days a week,” Doocy added, comparing the change to Johnny Carson’s career-ending schedule of working from Burbank during the final seasons of his late-night show.
“And I will be based in Florida, which means you may never see me in a necktie again,” he laughed.
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In a twist to his surprise announcement, a big fan of the show, perhaps the biggest, offered his warm congratulations: President Trump.
“Hi Steve, it’s your all-time favorite president,” Trump said in a video message from the Oval Office. “I just want to congratulate you on your new and probably enhanced role. I just think you’re a fantastic guy. You’ve always treated me fairly, sometimes more fairly than other times, but that’s okay. You’ve been really stellar at what you do and what you craft, and it’s really been an honor to have spent so much time with you.”
The special presidential message led to a tearjerker of a moment for the closely knit group of TV hosts who encouraged him to visit often.
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