Gov. Ron DeSantis has for the first time passed former President Donald Trump in mentions on Fox, the all-important source of information for Republican primary voters, a shift that could have an impact on the contest for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
Media Matters for America, the liberal organization that monitors conservative media, reported Tuesday that Fox mentioned DeSantis more often than Trump last week for the first time in 2023.
Fox played a major role in DeSantis’ rise from a junior member of the U.S. House to governor and now contender — all but officially declared — for the Republican presidential nomination.