The O'Reilly Factor Grants Trump A Primetime Phone Interview As He Faces Criticism For Phone Interviews
Many News Shows Have Refused To Grant Trump Phone Interviews
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Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor granted Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump a nearly ten minute primetime interview, despite recent backlash against Trump's reliance of phone interviews to control the narrative. Media critics have highlighted how Trump's phone interviews have allowed him to “become his own executive producer,” and "dominate a day" without “leaving Trump Tower.” The growing backlash against Trump's overreliance on phone interviews have led both Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace and Meet the Press' Chuck Todd to refuse to grant Trump's requests for phone interviews. From the March 28 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor: