President Trump will ring in 2019 with Fox News instead of his usual tradition of celebrating at Mar-a-Lago with his family.
Trump is alone at the White House, with his wife and children in Florida.
Fox News, sometimes called “Trump TV” by critics, announced today that Pete Hegseth spoke with Trump about the government shutdown, his New Year’s resolutions and what he hopes to accomplish in the coming year.
That interview will air during the All-American New Year special Monday night, which begins at 10 p.m. ET.
Trump celebrated the new year in a similar manner three years ago when he spoke with Fox News from his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Trump was surrounded by his wife Melania, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, Eric and Lara Trump, and Donald Jr. and Vanessa during his interview.
The Fox special was co-hosted by Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is now dating Donald Trump Jr., who is in the process of divorcing his wife Vanessa.
Trump was originally supposed to spend 16 days over the holidays at his Florida estate.
But he changed his plans when the government shut down on Dec. 21.
Fox News and CNN will offer New Year’s Eve specials out of New York’s Times Square with reporters and personalities spread throughout the country.
Anderson Cooper and talk show host Andy Cohen will again host CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage for a second straight year, while Hegseth and Lisa Montgomery Kennedy with co-host for the first time together.
With the Hegseth interview, Trump has been interviewed by Fox News or Fox Business more than three dozen times since taking office, while not granting any interviews to cable news rivals CNN or MSNBC as president.