'The Daily Show' Issues Spoof Fox News Guide On How To Interview Trump

January 26, 2018 at 10:13 PM

“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” has your back when it comes to nailing that scoop interview with President Donald Trump.

On Friday, it issued a satirical step-by-step guide on Twitter about how to get the best out of a sit-down with POTUS ― as Fox News hosts regularly do.

The first step, according to “The Daily Show,” is to take a “softer approach.”

Are you a journalist hoping to score an interview with President Trump? Learn from the pros! The Daily Show Presents: The Fox News Guide To Nailing A Trump Interview

Step 1 — Take A Softer Approach: Your job isn't to hold the president accountable, it's to hold his hand. pic.twitter.com/ms3OSApo3w
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 26, 2018

Step two is all about flattery:

Step 2 — Flattery Will Get You Everywhere: The president knows he's always right, but he needs to know that YOU know that. pic.twitter.com/c0L1II4oGb
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 26, 2018

Step three focuses on helping Trump out, if he can’t find the answer he needs:

Step 3 — Help Out! Just because you have all the questions doesn't mean he needs to have all the answers. pic.twitter.com/mnrOIIMjk5
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 26, 2018

Correspondent Desi Lydic tested out the steps to see if they worked:

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Follow these steps and you, too, can nail your interview with President Trump. Watch The Daily Show's @DesiLydic employ Fox News's journalismic techniques: pic.twitter.com/E5Ucd8nzhB
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 26, 2018

And for those who needed further convincing, the show produced some stats to back up its claims:

Still not convinced? Fox News has scored 19 interviews with President Trump — over 3x the number of all the other big news networks combined.

Congrats @seanhannity @SteveDoocy @LouDobbs @IngrahamAngle @JudgeJeanine @JesseBWatters @PeteHegseth @MariaBartiromo!
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 26, 2018

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