CNN reports that as part of an attempt to “resuscitate his floundering White House Bid,” former Florida Governor Jeb Bush “is ramping up his presence” on Fox News:
A review of the channel's video archives shows that Bush has made six appearances on Fox News since the beginning of the month, including interviews with the outlet's two top-rated hosts, Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly.
According to the liberal watchdog Media Matters for America, Bush appeared on Fox six times in September, capping off the month with a pair of 12-minute interviews on “Special Report” and “Fox News Sunday.”
That's a sharp increase from May to August, when Media Matters found that Bush made a mere nine appearances on Fox -- fewer than any other Republican presidential candidate with the exception of Jim Gilmore.
A Bush spokesperson told CNN that the increase in Fox appearances is part of a wider attempt to “increase his media footprint as the campaign has gone forward as one would expect.”
While Bush has increased his presence on the channel, Donald Trump still holds a massive lead in airtime over his competitors.