Bret Baier Interview…

Multichannel News’ Mike Reynolds interviews Bret Baier…

“It was a great first week, with great ratings,” he said, while acknowledging he has “tremendously big shoes” to fill. “Brit Hume hasn’t left the building. He’s still contributing to the show,” Baier continued. “Brit has been a mentor to me from the beginning. He couldn’t be more encouraging. You couldn’t be in a better position than to start a job in an anchor position.”

Tonight, Baier will turn his attention to George W. Bush’s farewell address, which the anchor believes will be akin to the president’s final press conference on Monday.

“It will be fairly short, 10 to 15 minutes. He’ll put his spin on his decision-making; that he didn’t waver from his principles. Bush will reflect on his time in office.”

Baier deflected a query about his opinion on Bush’s performance.

“[Bush administration officials] will say he didn’t let public opinion influence his policy,” he said, noting that’s obvious given the president’s low approval ratings. “He’ll be vigorous in defense of his decisions [during final speech], but not as vigorous as the other day.”

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