Days after the 9/11 attacks , Ailes advised President George W. Bush that the American public would be patient as long as they were convinced that Bush was using the harshest measures possible . The correspondence was revealed in Bob Woodward 's book '' Bush at War '' . Criticized for giving political advice , Ailes lashed out against Woodward , saying " Woodward got it all screwed up , as usual " , and " The reason he 's not as rich as Tom Clancy is that while he and Clancy both make stuff up , Clancy does his research first " . Ailes refused to release a copy of the memo he sent to Bush
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