Trump Says Last U.S. Forces Are Leaving Iraq
Trump used Truth Social to blast Fox News, claim the media is downplaying his administration’s record, and weigh in on foreign policy with posts about Iran’s control of the Strait and the end of the U.S. military mission in Iraq. He also amplified a media compliment from one journalist while continuing his familiar attacks on what he calls “fake news.”
Fox News and media criticism
MediaTrump accused Fox News of giving too much airtime to Democrats and not enough to Republicans, arguing that the network helps spread a negative narrative about him and the MAGA movement. In a separate post, he said the public does not know how well the country is doing because the “Fake News Media” will not highlight his administration’s record.
This thread reinforces one of Trump’s most durable political habits: treating media criticism as both a grievance and a governing message. By singling out Fox News, he signals that even friendly or semi-friendly outlets are not safe from attack if they host voices he views as hostile, which keeps pressure on conservative media to stay aligned with him. The “record setting numbers” claim also fits his broader effort to frame political coverage as a distortion of objective reality, encouraging supporters to rely on him as the primary narrator of national conditions.
“Why does FoxNews always put Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Jessica Tarlov, and every Democrat on, saying bad things about the Republican Party and, of course, me?”
“The Fake News Media refuses to disseminate our Record Setting Numbers, so I’m doing the best I can to do it myself!”