Joe and Mika just laughed off this Trump tweet directed at them, but...

[Miles Archer]

...the part I highlighted in bold below is something we've said on DU many, many times. They DID hand him an assload of free air time, and while they eventually turned on him, they also enabled him. A few moments ago had a "how ridiculous" moment as they snickered over the accusation.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

Sorry to say but @foxandfriends is by far the best of the morning political shows on television. It rightfully has BY FAR the highest ratings, not even close. Morning Psycho (Joe), who helped get me elected in 2016 by having me on (free) all the time, has nosedived, too Angry...

6:44 AM · Apr 23, 2019 · Twitter for iPhone

Link to tweet

[malaise]

1. They're having a blast

Good - just said they won't even discuss his crumbling poll numbers

[True Blue American]

2. Trump watches every morning

Or he would not know what they are saying!

This, along with the thread about Democrats disagreeing is keeping me in stitches.

Now, I need to get busy!

[DeminPennswoods]

7. Think he TiVo's it and watches later

I believe he watches Fox programming live.

[dubyadiprecession]

9. No wonder he has so much "executive time"..

Scheduled for himself.

[lapucelle]

3. They fluffed so effectively for Trump 2015-2016

that for a while I thought that Joe might be angling for the VP slot on a Trump ticket.

[True Blue American]

4. Our Dear Friend, Donald!

My, how the worm has turned.

[Hoyt]

5. If it were not for ignorant white wingers, trump's airtime would have turned off most voters.

[Vinca]

6. Well, part of that is actually true. MJ did help get him elected. Still pisses me off.

[True Blue American]

8. Same here!

The reason I take them with a grain of salt. He threatened to expose their affair and made fun of Mika’s face lift.

They married right away, but that is when they turned on them. Full circle. We must not forget that.