Chris Wallace: working at Fox News became ‘unsustainable’ after election

Journalist's new show begins on archrival CNN's streaming service after nearly 20 years with the right-leaning cable channel

Chris Wallace has said working at Fox News became increasingly unsustainable" before he jumped ship to CNN last December after almost 20 years with the right-leaning cable channel.

His departure dealt a blow to Fox's news operation at a time when its opinion side had become preeminent. The veteran journalist's new show begins on archrival CNN's streaming service this week and the 74-year-old spoke to the New York Times.