{"id":1938020,"date":"2023-05-25T14:20:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T18:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kelly-suggests-desantis-on-twitter-is-significant-shake-up-for-fox-news-no-longer-have-to-kiss-the-ring\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T14:24:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T18:24:25","slug":"kelly-suggests-desantis-on-twitter-is-significant-shake-up-for-fox-news-no-longer-have-to-kiss-the-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kelly-suggests-desantis-on-twitter-is-significant-shake-up-for-fox-news-no-longer-have-to-kiss-the-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly says DeSantis on Twitter is a big change for Fox News: &#8216;No more ring-kissing.&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkelly-suggests-desantis-on-twitter-is-significant-shake-up-for-fox-news-no-longer-have-to-kiss-the-ring%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1938020&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<h2>Megyn Kelly: DeSantis\u2019s Twitter Announcement a \u201cSignificant Shake-Up\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">M<\/span>edia personality <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/megyn-kelly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Megyn Kelly<\/a> has praised Gov. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaign\/ron-desantis-raises-one-milliion-dollars-one-hour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis\u2019s (R-FL) use of Twitter to announce his 2024 candidacy for president<\/a>, calling it a \u201csignificant shake-up\u201d compared to how Republican candidates have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-warns-biden-deport-or-send-unvetted-illegals-to-democrat-run-states-not-florida\/\" title=\"DeSantis Warns Biden: Deport Or Send \u2018Unvetted\u2019 Illegals To Democrat-Run States, Not Florida\">previously entered<\/a> their races.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s making the announcement on Twitter,\u201d Kelly said ahead of the live <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter event<\/a> that would be in audio only and see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kelly-suggests-desantis-on-twitter-is-significant-shake-up-for-fox-news-no-longer-have-to-kiss-the-ring\/\" title=\"Kelly says DeSantis on Twitter is a big change for Fox News: 'No more ring-kissing.'\">initial technical difficulties<\/a>. \u201cHe&#8217;s not making the announcement on Fox News. That is a sea change for these Republican candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kelly continued on <i><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uMrU99MV6Cs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The\u00a0Megyn Kelly Show<\/a><\/i> on SiriusXM, saying, \u201cTrust me, I was the one in the anchor chair when a lot of these people came on to announce their candidacy \u2014 back when I was still at Fox in the 2016 race. We did in-depth profiles on, sort of bringing their backstory to the viewers. No more. This is the way it&#8217;s going to be done now. They\u2019re bypassing what was once unbypassable \u2014 Fox News.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While fellow Republican presidential contender <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/vivek-ramaswamy-2024-presidential-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> made his campaign announcement in February on Fox News with former host Tucker Carlson, other GOP candidates have used other methods. Former President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/trump-2024-watch-moment-donald-formally-announced-running-president-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced his campaign to a crowd of supporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida last November, former South Carolina Gov. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/nikki-haley-announces-presidential-run\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikki Haley<\/a> put out a video posted to her Twitter account in February, and Sen. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/tim-scott-presidential-campaign-launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Scott<\/a> (R-SC) announced his candidacy at a rally held in his hometown of North Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Following DeSantis\u2019s announcement on Twitter Wednesday, he appeared on <i>Fox News Tonight<\/i> with Trey Gowdy, a move that Kelly said was insignificant.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cAs you know, all that matters on TV news is who has it first. It doesn&#8217;t matter that he&#8217;s going to Trey Gowdy second,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cWhat matters is he\u2019s breaking the news with Elon on Twitter. It&#8217;s a significant shake-up when it comes to media and how Republican, conservative politicians see Fox News.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kelly added that independents and conservative voters &#8220;are turning to alternative news sites\u201d beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-commanders-jack-del-rio-calls-january-6-a-dust-up-blasts-double-standard-on-george-floyd-protests\/\" title=\"Washington Commanders\u2019 Jack Del Rio Calls January 6 A \u2018Dust-Up,\u2019 Blasts Double Standard On George Floyd Protests\">major cable networks<\/a> while citing a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/fox-news-loses-prime-time-viewers-tucker-carlson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dip in Fox News\u2019s ratings<\/a> following the departure of Tucker Carlson.<\/p>\n<h3>DeSantis vs. Trump<\/h3>\n<p>DeSantis is perceived to be Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-raises-1-million-in-first-hour-after-presidential-announcement\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis collects M in first hour after presidential bid announcement.\">sole competitive challenger<\/a>, yet <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-primary-r\/2024\/national\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">polls<\/a> indicate that Trump is likely to win the Republican nomination.<\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/faith-freedom-self-reliance\/to-tackle-americas-fiscal-crisis-start-by-repealing-bidens-green-subsidies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Megyn Kelly praised Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217;s (R-FL) use of Twitter to announce his 2024 presidential candidacy, calling it a &#8220;significant shake-up&#8221; from traditional methods. Kelly noted that DeSantis&#8217;s decision to make the announcement on Twitter was a departure from how Republican candidates have typically entered the race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1938021,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8303,5103,4980,7690,7206,4133,27629,4253],"class_list":["post-1938020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-no","tag-change","tag-desantis","tag-fox","tag-kelly","tag-news","tag-ring-kissing","tag-twitter"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1938020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1938020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1938020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1938021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1938020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1938020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1938020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}