President Trump argued that Fox News is trying to be “politically correct” by inviting on guests who are both supportive and unsupportive of and his administration.
The president, in his Wednesday night interview with the network’s Sean Hannity, was speaking about the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates when he pivoted to his feelings toward Fox News.
“But the way they push, you know, the media is all on [the Democrats’] side, when I say all, all but a little bit, including yourselves and some of the folks on Fox,” Trump stated.
The president referenced Fox News personalities who routinely give him positive coverage, including Mark Levin and Fox Business host Lou Dobbs. He also specifically named Rush Limbaugh as one of the media figures who support him, despite his not working for the network.
“You have some great people, you have Rush, who is doing, I hear, really well, much better, and Mark Levin. We have a lot of support. You would be amazed. We have a lot of support. The great Lou Dobbs, so many people we have as supporters outside of just, you know, our Fox News, which, you know, I have my own little difficulties with, if you want to know the truth.”
The president then listed some of the “little difficulties” he’s had with the network, claiming it puts “people on that I think are inappropriate and say very, very false things, and people don’t challenge them.”
He then added, “I think they’re trying to be very politically correct or fair and balanced, right, is the term. But I think they hurt themselves, if you want to know the truth.”
Trump has not been shy about attacking the conservative-leaning network in the past, specifically signaling out their more objective anchors and their polling.
