The announcement comes one day after Trump said he is boycotting appearing on Fox News because the network has treated him "unfairly."
"Fox News Chairman & CEO Roger Ailes and Donald Trump spoke this morning and plan to have a meeting next week to discuss their differences of opinion regarding Fox's coverage of Mr. Trump's presidential campaign," a Fox News spokesperson said in a statement.
"Ailes will be joined by senior Fox editorial executives," the statement continued. "Mr. Trump believes he has been treated unfairly in certain instances. Fox News has held every candidate in this race to the highest journalistic standards throughout our coverage. We believe a candid meeting about our differences is required and that any misunderstandings can be handled without compromising those standards."
Trump has complained repeatedly throughout his campaign that Fox News has been unfair to him. Along the way, the real estate mogul and former Atlantic City casino magnate worked out a pair of truces with Ailes.
.@FoxNews has been treating me very unfairly & I have therefore decided that I won't be doing any more Fox shows for the foreseeable future.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2015
FNC’s statement comes on day after the network called Trump’s announcement he would no longer appear on the network and his attacks on Kelly and The O’Reilly Factor “stale and tiresome.” Trump “doesn’t seem to grasp that candidates telling journalists what to ask is not how the media works in this country,” FNC said Wednesday after the network canceled Trump’s scheduled appearance on The O’Reilly Factor that had been set for tonight. That had resulted in Trump’s announcement he was boycotting FNC.
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