Fox News stars and executives may have been exposed to coronavirus at the presidential debate

The New York Times

The New York Times notes that aside from Chris Wallace, Fox News anchors and personalities such as Sean Hannity, Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, Brit Hume, Dana Perino and Juan Williams and Bill Hemmer were at the debate. Lachlan Murdoch, executive chairman of the Fox Corporation, led a toast to Wallace after the debate, while Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott and the president of Fox News Media, Jay Wallace, were also in attendance. "In addition, Laura Ingraham, the 10 p.m. opinion host on Fox News, attended a news conference at the White House on Saturday where Mr. Trump announced the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Another Fox News host, Pete Hegseth, also attended," reports The Times' Michael M. Grynbaum. "Many of those in the crowd at the Barrett event did not wear masks. Fox News declined to comment on Friday. But a person familiar with the network’s workings said that the hosts, reporters, and staff who were potentially exposed to the virus over the past week would be tested out of an abundance of caution. The person requested anonymity to describe internal discussions that were not yet public."