US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh broadside atFox News, accusing the network of going soft on Democrats and claiming that many MAGA supporters now 'hate' the conservative-leaning channel. His latest outburst was sparked by an interview with Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, which Trump says went unchallenged and showed how far Fox has strayed from his idea of 'fair' coverage.
The 79-year-old president took to his Truth Social platform on Sunday, 10 May, where he criticisedThe Sunday Briefingco-anchor Jacqui Heinrich following her interview with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna.
In the lengthy social media post,Trump accused Heinrich of failing to provide 'pushback or competent rebuttal' during the segment, where Khanna discussed rising costs and Democrats' chances in the upcoming midterm elections.
'Why would Fox News put someone like Ro Khanna on and not have anybody capable of disputing his lies?' Trump wrote in part, referring to the California congressman as a 'Dumacrat.' The president argued that Fox News continues to damage itself by allowing what he described as 'professional Liars, Conmen, and Liberal, Crooked Politicians' to appear on air without sufficient opposition.
Trump: “The Sleazebag, Radical Left Congressman from the failed State of California, Ro Khanna, should not be allowed on FoxNews unless you have an ‘anchor’ who is capable of disputing his lies, one after another, and closing down his FAKE (Bullshit!) narrative. He is similar,…pic.twitter.com/E9obwcQmqD
Trump went even further, suggesting the network has lost favour among parts of his political base.
'No matter how hard Fox tries to be Fair and Balanced, it gets absolutely destroyed by these people,' Trump wrote. 'That's why MAGA hates Fox News!'
The comments came roughly 90 minutes after Trump posted another message criticising the interview, though he did not initially mention Heinrich by name.
Duringthe appearance onThe Sunday Briefing, Khanna predicted Democrats would regain control of the House of Representatives in the November elections. The congressman pointed to economic frustrations and foreign policy concerns as key reasons voters may shift away from Republicans.
'The reason we're going to win the House is gas prices are up, food prices are up, people don't like the fact that we're in a war in Iran,' Khanna told Heinrich during the interview.
Source: International Business Times UK
