Trump attacked Fox News for using The New York Times as a source and having Democrats on the network.
Trump Goes On The Attack Against Fox News
Trump tweeted:
Watching @FoxNews weekend anchors is worse than watching low ratings Fake News @CNN, or Lyin’ Brian Williams (remember when he totally fabricated a War Story trying to make himself into a hero, & got fired. A very dishonest journalist!) and the crew of degenerate……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2019
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…..Comcast (NBC/MSNBC) Trump haters, who do whatever Brian & Steve tell them to do. Like CNN, NBC is also way down in the ratings. But @FoxNews, who failed in getting the very BORING Dem debates, is now loading up with Democrats & even using Fake unsourced @nytimes as….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2019
…a “source†of information (ask the Times what they paid for the Boston Globe, & what they sold it for (lost 1.5 Billion Dollars), or their old headquarters building disaster, or their unfunded liability? @FoxNews is changing fast, but they forgot the people who got them there!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2019
Impossible to believe that @FoxNews has hired @donnabrazile, the person fired by @CNN (after they tried to hide the bad facts, & failed) for giving Crooked Hillary Clinton the questions to a debate, something unimaginable. Now she is all over Fox, including Shep Smith, by far….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2019
….their lowest rated show. Watch the @FoxNews weekend daytime anchors, who are terrible, go after her big time. That’s what they want – but it sure is not what the audience wants!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2019
Instead of doing his job, Trump is watching TV
Every president who has been asked what is their most precious resource as president has always answered time. Presidents have a limited time in office and engaged in a constant battle to use that time effectively. Well, that was the story of the presidency until Donald Trump came along. Trump is wasting his presidency watching TV. Trump doesn’t value the presidency or his time in the office. Trump is frittering away his most limited resource in front of his TiVo.
On the surface, Trump is mad that there is too much criticism of him on Fox News, read: any criticism of him on Fox News. The president’s rage at Fox and the other cable networks is telling. All presidents dislike their media coverage, but Trump demands publicity, not journalism. Trump doesn’t respect the media, and even Fox News, which sings his praises on a daily basis, is not immune from his wrath if they dare to report a fact.
Trump’s attack on his ally Fox News is illuminating, as it illustrates the depth of the president’s hatred of press freedom.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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