Trump Slams Fox News, Tarlov and De Blasio On Air
Fox News and its polling drew a fresh barrage from Trump, who blasted the network’s ratings, dismissed its survey questions as a “hit job,” and singled out on-air critics including Jessica Tarlov and Bill de Blasio. He also weighed in on election-night results, arguing that he would have won “IN A LANDSLIDE” had he been on the ballot and casting blame on Gov. Greg Abbott for losing ground in Texas. The posts blended media attacks with post-election score-settling, setting up a familiar fight over loyalty, coverage, and how to interpret Republican defeats.
Fox News Ratings and Poll Attacks
MediaTrump attacked Fox News over its ratings and polling, arguing the network is losing viewers because it spends too much time covering him negatively. He also mocked Fox’s poll questions and complained about the network’s airtime for Democratic figures and commentators.
These posts reinforce Trump’s longstanding effort to pressure conservative media into treating him as the undisputed leader of the party. By framing Fox as hostile and even financially compromised, he is signaling to supporters that criticism from a friendly network should be viewed as betrayal rather than normal scrutiny. The attacks also serve a strategic purpose: they keep attention on his personal grievance narrative while discouraging Republican voters from trusting any data or commentary that suggests weakness. At the same time, the broadside against Fox’s pollster and on-air lineup helps him inoculate himself against unfavorable polling by casting the messenger as illegitimate.
“FoxNews Ratings are way down (27%!) because they’re spending too much time covering the Trump Deranged Dumocrats!”
“Every question is a hit job, and every answer is "BULLSHIT!"”