A Fox News interview with anchor Thomas Ricks was cut short . He said ` ` " was operating as a puppet of the Republican Party '' Howard Kurtz : Fox acted too self - protectively rather than allow a debate on its role . He says other Fox anchors have turned down guests who question their networks .
A Fox News interview with author Thomas Ricks was cut short . Ricks said `` Fox was operating as a wing of the Republican Party '' Howard Kurtz : Fox acted too self-protectively rather than allow a debate on its role . Kurtz says other cable anchors have shut down guests who question their networks .