The latest conflicting trait of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is his criticism of the media, especially Fox News, versus his campaign Twitter account in which 70 percent of the media he follows are Fox stars and shows.
And the name that appears first in his list of followers is the woman he has slapped the hardest: Megyn Kelly.
Almost universal support that “Trump won the debate.” Only @FoxNews is consistantly fighting the Trump win, and I got them the ratings!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 8, 2015
His Twitter account, followed by 3.61 million, @RealDonaldTrump, follows only 47 others, mostly his family and businesses. Among the 47 are 10 media, and of those seven are Fox shows or hosts:
• Megyn Kelly
• Bret Baier
• Fox & Friends
• Geraldo Rivera
• Eric Bolling
• Bill O’Reilly
• Greta Van Susteren
But in his recent tweets, he has criticized Fox, Kelly, and last week’s GOP debate, run by Baier.
In fact, he’s leading online criticism that the cable network caving in to political correctness and the GOP establishment.
“Almost universal support that “Trump won the debate.” Only @FoxNews is consistantly fighting the Trump win, and I got them the ratings!” he tweeted Saturday afternoon.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
