Trump breaks with Fox News

[babylonsister]

So he now admits they were his official media arm. Color me not shocked.

Sara Fischer
52 mins ago
Trump breaks with Fox News


President Trump publicly turned on Fox News on Wednesday, tweeting that the conservative-leaning cable network "isn't working for us anymore" and that "[w]e have to start looking for a new News Outlet."

Be smart: The words "us" and "we" presumably refer to the most loyal supporters that make up Trump's base, whom the president hopes will help him pressure Fox into elevating Pro-Trump coverage leading up to the 2020 election.

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The big picture: The president has suggested for the past few months that Fox News has wavered in its loyalty to conservative coverage by elevating left-leaning voices on its network and by publishing news polls that show his support slipping.

He's also gone after Fox News daytime hosts like Shep Smith that pander less to the president's perspective, compared to Fox News' primetime anchors and Trump loyalists Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson. Trump on Wednesday reiterated a familiar attack on Smith, claiming he has "low ratings."

Meanwhile, Trump has planted seeds of support with other conservative networks, like One American News Network (OANN), Newsmax and Sinclair Broadcast Group.

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https://www.axios.com/trump-fox-news-criticism-1cf1e90f-35be-456e-9b1c-7289fa79c854.html

[calguy]

1. Meaning not even Fox can go along with the fantasy anymore

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Did not he jump

all in with Newsmax last week?

[Funtatlaguy]

3. Fox new slogan - "You decide, we no longer give a shit".

[RKP5637]

4. Good One!!! K&R!!! n/t

[Meadowoak]

5. Sean Hannity must be inconsolable!

[LanternWaste]

6. My guess is idiot Trump believes he's pressuring the network to deliver his narrative for him

His belief being "A few barks at the ol' tree should shake 'em and wake 'em"

His back-pocket 'news' organizations don't have the scope of viewers/readers that Fox does. Without the support of Fox, his messaging flounders with his sub-literate base.