The Fox News whipsaw on coronavirus: In another swerve, hosts push Trump to abandon shutdown

Washington Post logoViewers following Fox News’s stars for the latest in the coronavirus story may have felt a bit of whiplash over the past several days — again.

For weeks, hosts scoffed at the looming coronavirus crisis, only to make an abrupt about-face last week when President Trump acknowledged the severity of the pandemic and declared a national emergency to fight it.

But now, Fox’s pundits have changed their minds once more — and Trump is listening. Continue reading.