‘Daily Show’ Schools Reporters How to Interview Trump, Fox News-Style

Step 1: “Your job isn’t to hold the president accountable, it’s to hold his hand,” the Trevor Noah-hosted show tweets

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President Donald Trump is a topic of conversation just about every night on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah,” but Friday they shared a step-by-step guide on how to get the most out of an interview with our commander in chief… the way Fox News hosts do.

“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,” the show tweeted.

First step: Go soft on the POTUS. “Your job isn’t to hold the president accountable, it’s to hold his hand,” they wrote.

After you’ve committed to that tone, you have to hone your skill at delivering praise. As “The Daily Show” put it, “Flattery will get you everywhere.”

Read on for their complete guide to triumphing with Trump.

Oh, and if there was any question about if this technique actually works, “The Daily Show” correspondent Desi Lydic puts it to the test:

And the stats are in:

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Rosemary joined TheWrap in 2016 after more than two decades covering entertainment for American Media and Bauer Publishing as West Coast Editor and as the Hollywood Correspondent for Australia’s Horowitz Graham Publishing. In addition, she reviewed films and television, sized up trends and penned a weekly tongue-in-cheek column called “Hollywood’s Worst Ideas This Week” for…

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