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Fox News On A Tear Against Trump



Fox News On A Tear Against TrumpPresident Donald Trump is now "WOKE" and fully aware of the new leftward leaning Fox News.


Fox News seems to have taken a page from the progressive left in countering the president's slam: Attack the president and when he strikes back, blame it on him for starting the brouhaha in the first place. In other words, no room for self defense when your enemy is the bullying progressive left. 'Trump Trashes Fox News: They Give Me 'The Worst Polls' is yesterday's MediaiteHeadline. (Mediaite, Aug. 18, 2019) No explanation about how Fox trashed Trump with a poll claiming that he trails the top four Democrats running in the DNC primaries--a mainstream media-propagated poll concluding inevitable failure for Trump--even before a single vote can be cast in the 2020 election. But the Mediaite's take is that "Trump Trashes Fox News". That's their story and they're sticking to it:
"President Donald Trump went on a tear against Fox News this afternoon and singled out two of the network's most notable Democratic pundits as he bemoaned what's happened to the network.(Mediaite)
(No mention about how much of their viewership is now bemoaning what's happened to the network). According to sanctimonious Josh Feldman of Mediaite, the president wasn't just criticizing them or trying to defend himself against their questionable poll--he was on a tear.
"In response to a question about a new Fox News poll, Trump said, "Fox is a lot different than it used to be. I can tell you that. Juan Williams, then they have the wonderful woman that gave Hillary Clinton the questions. That was a terrible thing. And all of a sudden, she's working for Fox. What's she doing working for Fox?" (Mediaite)

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"Trump was referring there to Donna Brazile, the former DNC chair who now works for Fox and, like Juan Williams, regularly co-hosts The Five. "Fox has changed, and my worst polls have always been from Fox," Trump said. "There's something going on at fox. I'll tell you right now. And I'm not happy with it." "He even said this: "I think they're making a big mistake because Fox was treated very badly by the Democrats. Very, very badly. Having to do with the debates and other things. And I think Fox is making a big mistake because, you know, I'm the one that calls the shots on that -- on the really big debates. I guess we're probably planning on three of them. And I -- well, I'm very -- I'm not happy with Fox." "He went on to give shout-outs to Fox News personalities like Sean Hannity and Lou Dobbs and Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham and Jesse Watters and Jeanine Pirro and "even Greg Gutfeld." "He said of Gutfeld, "He wasn't good to me two years ago. Now he sees all I've done. He says 'would you rather have a great president or a nice guy?' I think I'm a nice guy, but nobody's done in 2 1/2 years what I've done."

Says Josh Feldman of Mediaite: "You can watch above, via CNN." It's true, Hannity, Dobbs, Carlson, Ingraham, Watters, Pirro and "even Greg Gutfeld" are on Fox. But so are Brazile, Williams, Neil Cavuto, Bret Baier-- and other repetitive Trump bashers. The Trump "Trashing Fox" story was followed by Mary Anne Marsh: 'Trump in big trouble for 2020. Political and economic warning signs there for all to see': (Fox News, Aug. 18, 2019)
"With just 441 days until Election Day, Donald Trump faces political peril and economic woes. That is a deadly combination for any politician, but especially for this president. "Start with the latest Fox News Poll that shows Trump losing to the top four Democratic candidates for president. He loses to Joe Biden by 12 points (50 percent to 38 percent), Bernie Sanders by nine (48-39), Elizabeth Warren by seven (46-39), and Kamala Harris by six (45-39). Not only does Trump lose, but his numbers are also stuck in the high 30s. The president has only broken out of the 30s on this measure once since 2015, when he hit 40 percent in March 2019. "But there is more bad news for Trump. His favorability rating is under water. Trump is viewed unfavorably by 56 percent of voters, which is only one point lower than his worst rating of 57 percent in October 2017. Furthermore, 59 percent are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country. And 46 percent state that the tariffs Trump imposed are hurting the economy.


"If that wasn't bad enough, a staggering 59 percent of voters think Trump is tearing the country apart. "Overall, 52 percent disapprove of the way Trump handled the latest mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, while 46 percent believe he has made the country less safe from a mass shooting by an American citizen. The poll also shows that 90 percent support criminal background checks, including at gun shows and private sales; 81 percent support police temporarily taking guns from people who may be a danger to themselves or others; and 67 percent support a ban on assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons. If Trump doesn't act on these three measures he will pay a price for it in November 2020. "What is behind these bad poll numbers? Trump has a problem he can't fix: Women. "Trump trails the top four Democratic contenders. His favorability rating is under water. The strong economy he touts is anything but. "When you look at the cross tabs of the Fox Poll it is clear women have turned on Trump in such large numbers and across so many demographics it is impossible to ignore...or change. Women of every color, age, and income reject Trump in this poll."
Make that all women who responded with the 1,013 randomly chosen registered voter respondents in the touted Fox Poll.

"The strong economy Trump touts is anything but and the signs are obvious. (Fox) "First, Trump cut taxes and said it would pay for itself. Instead, it has exploded the deficit. President Barack Obama inherited a trillion-dollar budget deficit in 2009, but it was down to $600 billion by the time he left office. In just two years, thanks to tax cuts, Trump has taken the deficit back to a trillion dollars. And on "Fox News Sunday," White House Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow admitted that the administration is looking at more tax cuts."
Who ever would have thought of seeing this on Fox News?
"Numbers don't lie. Under the current circumstances, Democrats should win the House, Senate, and White House in 2020. "The warning signs are there for all to see. Ignore them at your peril." (Fox)
Thanks, Ms. Marsh but many still think the story should be "Ignore going-Left Fox News at your own peril". Prediction: By the time the 2020 Election is here, it won't be CNN or MSNBC who will be coming along to swallow President Donald Trump whole--it will be the tilting full left Fox News.

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