In many ways, Roger Ailes, the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Fox News who died Thursday at the age of 77, presaged President Donald Trump. Or perhaps more accurately, paved the way for him. USSC research associate Dr Nicole Hemmer explains more in this article for U.S. News and World Report.
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The triumph of Roger Ailes
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Dr Nicole Hemmer
Honorary AssociateUnited States Studies Centre