Fox News to host town hall with Gillibrand in June

Fox News announced Thursday it will host a town hall with 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) on June 2.
Gillibrand will be the fourth Democratic candidate to participate in a town hall hosted by the network.
The event will take place in Iowa, with “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace as moderator.
{mosads}“We are pleased to welcome Sen. Gillibrand to our lineup, further establishing FOX News as a vital destination for 2020 candidates,” said Jay Wallace, president and executive editor of Fox News and Fox Business Network. “We look forward to Chris delivering a dynamic and substantive discussion from the influential state of Iowa to our millions of viewers.”
The decision by Gillibrand to appear on the network comes about two months after Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said Fox would be barred from hosting any of the party’s primary debates.
“Senator Gillibrand has a track record of taking on the tough fights and winning in red and purple places, while still staying true to her progressive values,” Meredith Kelly, a spokeswoman for Gillibrand, said Thursday in a statement. “She looks forward to joining Chris Wallace to share her vision for our country with Iowa caucus-goers and viewers, and to discuss her bold ideas for investing in our workers again, passing a Green New Deal and Medicare for All, and reforming our election system to get big money out of politics.”
A town hall in April with 2020 candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) delivered almost 2.6 million viewers, making it the most-watched town hall event this year, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The network announced last month it will present town halls with White House hopefuls Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D).
Klobuchar’s event is scheduled for May 8 in Milwaukee, and Buttigieg’s town hall is slated for May 19 in Claremont, N.H.
Other Democratic candidates, including Reps. Tim Ryan (Ohio) and Eric Swalwell (Calif.), told the Daily Beast in April that they were willing to participate in a Fox News town hall. Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) has also indicated he is open to the idea.
Updated at 2:03 p.m.
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