Roger Ailes took away one lesson from Watergate and it wasn’t to avoid corruption. His insight was that Nixon could have gotten away with it if only the media was not out there telling the truth. Rupert Murdoch founded FOX News and made Ailes the CEO who set about creating the alternate reality that is openly advocating for white nationalism, fascism, and the end of democracy.
After Gretchen Carlson came forward to accuse Ailes of sexual harassment, several other women followed suit. FOX settled.
- CNN: The final year of Roger Ailes’ life was consumed by scandal
- VOX: Here are the women who have publicly accused Roger Ailes of sexual harassment
- The Wrap: 13 Women who’ve accused former news boss Roger Ailes of harassment
25 July 2016