Fox News reportedly imposes ‘soft ban’ on Donald Trump

The former president has not made a weekday showing on the channel since appearing on Sean Hannity's show in September

Fox News has imposed a soft ban" on Donald Trump appearing on the channel, his inner circle is reportedly complaining, even as the broadcaster extends a warm invitation to other Republican hopefuls in next year's presidential election.

The news startup Semafor reports that the cooling of relations between the former president and his once-beloved cable news channel has gone so far that a soft ban" or silent ban" is now holding Trump at arm's length. The former US president has not made a weekday showing on Fox News since he chatted with his closest friend among the network's star hosts, Sean Hannity, in September.