Trump Warns 'Ally' Fox News of Shutdown for Not Covering His Campaign Rallies

"Almost Went Out of Business Before... It Could Happen Again"

Media Criticism Intensifies Ahead of Midterms Favoring Democrats

U.S. President Donald Trump has directly criticized Fox News, a major conservative terrestrial network in the United States.

On the 3rd (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump is giving a campaign speech in Ohio. Photo by AFP

On the 4th (local time), President Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, that Fox News’s morning current affairs program ‘Fox & Friends’ failed to properly cover his midterm election campaign rallies, saying, “It’s sad.”

Listing the campaign rallies he held over the past two days in Ohio, Alabama, Texas, and Oklahoma, President Trump stated, “Every event was sold out. Thousands tried to get in, and it was better and more amazing than ever.” He pointed out that the lack of coverage of his rallies represents a “long-standing undercurrent” at Fox News. He then warned that if Fox News continues not to cover the campaign events, his supporters will stop watching the channel.

President Trump further criticized Fox News by saying, “Fox News once nearly went out of business for trying this in the past, and it was always right before the election,” and added, “It could happen again.”

As the U.S. midterm elections approach—with projections that the Democratic Party could take not only the House but also control of the Senate—President Trump has repeatedly voiced his dissatisfaction with Fox News.

On the 30th of last month, he pointed out that Fox News frequently features Democratic leaders such as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and opposition-leaning political commentators—allowing them to unleash criticism against him. President Trump wrote on social media, “Fox News spends more time talking with communists, socialists, and ‘Dumocrats’ (a portmanteau of ‘Democrats’ and ‘dumb’), and often does not push back.” He went on, “Who makes these decisions at Fox News? It’s probably the same failure who fired the great Maria Bartiromo—likely because she complained about not being allowed to cover Trump.”

Maria Bartiromo, a former top anchor at Fox News and close associate of President Trump, was dismissed in early September. Other U.S. media outlets, such as CNN, reported that Bartiromo had wanted to cover President Trump’s national address last July, in which he claimed China interfered in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, but management blocked her. They added that Bartiromo’s decision to inform White House officials of these instructions was reported to be the reason behind her dismissal.

The Independent also reported that President Trump has shown an increasingly hostile attitude towards the media in recent months. Last month, he banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico from access to the White House. When conservative Fox News panelists criticized this move, President Trump responded, “Don’t be the opposition to America’s greatness—just report what’s happening to us,” warning, “Otherwise, Fox News will soon have ratings as low as fake news networks like CNN or MS Now.”

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