| College Ball President Donald Trump yesterday railed against reports that college football’s Power 5 conferences will cancel their season, defending several top athletes who are advocating for the season to continue.
"Play College Football!" said Trump. Vice President Mike Pence joined in calling for college football to go on. As did LSU football coach Ed Orgeron and a growing list of top college coaches.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has invited college football teams from around the country to come to his state if their games elsewhere are canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The RNC won't be playing there, though.
Pro Ball
Trump also advocated that the NFL return this season. That is, if they don't kneel during the anthem.
He's not too happy about "dumb" NBA players, either.
Trump talks to Hewitt In a wide-ranging Tuesday radio interview with Hugh Hewitt, Trump said among other things that even when his presidency nears its eventual end, he would take any opportunity to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court. "The Democrats would if they were in this position." he said.
Trump also took a shot at NBC News' Chuck Todd, prompting a defense from Hewitt.
Sleazebags
The President also had fury for a lot of other foes on Tuesday, including John Bolton and the "dirty cops" and "sleazebags" in our "so called American Intelligence" agencies. He offered them up in explaining why, even though he claims it is "of course not true" that he trusts Russia's Vladimir Putin more than our "so called" intelligence apparatus, you could see why he totally would be justified in doing that so there.
Tuckstelt Brialson
Following Brian Stelter suggesting by implication that there is no media out to get Trump like there are media outlets out to get Biden, Fox's Tucker Carlson mocked Stelter's claim and said that the only thing CNN's Stelter ever watches or talks about is Fox News. Carlson has said that before in his many, many, many, many, many, many, many, many segments and rants about CNN. Stelter then responded on Twitter and around we go.
FNC's The Five Winning Big in 2020 Ratings
Much has been made about Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson holding the top two shows on cable news this year, eclipsing rivals on other networks, like the longtime ratings juggernaut Rachel Maddow.
 But 5 p.m. Fox News show The Five, hours before prime time, has had such a strong ratings year that the show currently ranks as the third most watched program on cable news. Last Thursday's major wins are a great example...
‘I Had a Bad Night’
President Donald Trump’s former Director of Oval Office Operations Madeleine Westerhout apologized on Tuesday for leaking to reporters during her tenure in the White House.
“I had a bad night, and a major lapse of judgment cost me my dream job," Westerhout told Steve Doocy on Fox & Friends this morning.
Salt for the whole table
Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said he was surprised on getting snubbed in the Democratic National Convention’s list of speakers. Then he observed it could be they were mad at him because he endorsed too many primary challengers.
FOX News International
FOX News Media announced on Tuesday the launch of a new streaming service aimed at reaching international viewers and customers.
"Priced at $6.99 per month, the direct-to-consumer service will debut in Mexico on August 20th followed by Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom on September 17th and reaching 20 countries by the end of the year," Fox explained in their release.
"Viewers around the world will have access to FOX News Channel and FOX Business Network’s live linear streams via the app which will also feature a catalog of FOX News Media’s top programs for on-demand viewing," it said. The list included the top rated opinion shows such as Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity, and The Ingraham Angle, as well a host of other popular news and business programs, including Fox News Sunday.
The Trump Network In the event that former Vice President Joe Biden wins the 2020 election, network operatives are wondering what will happen to TV ratings once President Donald Trump is out of office. 
Digiday released an article on the “Trump Bump” — the phenomenon by which Trump’s presidency gave news outlets so much content and investigative reporting subjects over the years, causing their viewership to soar to new heights. The piece also explores how news publishers changed their business models to account for breaking news, digital subscribers, and new sources of revenue.
Mediaite's Ken Meyer breaks down the story here. 6.5.0 | 
