The Democratic National Committee won’t allow Fox News to host a presidential primary debate, the political group announced this week. DNC Chairman Tom Perez cited a recent New Yorker story detailing the close relationship between President Trump and the news network in rejecting Fox, The Hill reported. Recent reporting in The New Yorker on the inappropriate relationship between President Trump, his administration and Fox News has led me to conclude that the network is not in a position to host a fair and neutral debate for our candidates. Therefore, Fox News will not serve as a media partner for the 2020 Democratic primary debates,” Perez said in the statement. The DNC announced it will hold as many as 12 debates during the primary season, including six this year. The first debate will come in June and be aired on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo. The second will be aired on CNN in July. Fox officials continue to lobby for the debate. “We hope the DNC will reconsider its decision to bar Chris Wallace, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, all of whom embody the ultimate journalistic integrity and professionalism, from moderating a Democratic presidential debate,” said Washington senior vice president and managing editor Bill Sammon. “They’re the best debate team in the business and they offer candidates an important opportunity to make their case to the largest TV news audience in America, which includes many persuadable voters.” AFP.