Furious, Trump unloads on Fox News

Fox News, long considered Donald Trump’s channel of choice, seems to have lost some of its popularity with the former president, not least because of its recent reporting on internal polls deemed unflattering to him.

The president has escalated his rhetoric against the press in recent months, claiming Fox News and other pollsters are “negative criminals.”

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In a recent post on Truth Social, Trump sharply criticized their latest polls, claiming that this is precisely why his supporters don’t like Fox News.

Trump has sharply criticized a recent Fox News poll revealing mixed views on his presidency: 53% approve of his handling of border security, but as many disapprove of his migration policies, while his results on the economy (40% approve vs. 58% disapprove) and inflation (34% vs. 64%) are judged even more negatively.

In response, Trump sharply criticized the TV network, calling its polls “crooked FoxNews Polls”.

The president then sharply criticized previous Fox News polls, accusing the network of being biased against him for years and claiming that he had largely won the election beyond their predictions: “I hate FAKE pollsters,” he said.

Trump also criticized the fact that he is only credited with just over 50% approval on the border, when, in his words, “the border is perfect”.

Although Trump claims his supporters hate Fox News, he took the opportunity to compliment his favorite hosts, declaring, “That’s why MAGA HATES FoxNews, even though their anchors are EXCELLENT.”

Another of Donald’s contradictions…