NEW YORK, NEW YORK USA - January 25, 2025: People with signs protesting Fox News in front of the network's corporate headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. (Photo credit: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock)
President Donald Trump launched a second furious rant against Fox News on Sunday afternoon, hours after a first explosive Truth Social post attacking Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) for an interview the California Democrat gave on the network earlier in the day.
In an evening post, Trump broadened his target beyond Khanna to include comedian Bill Maher, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), and the network itself — claiming that "MAGA Republicans, who are actually close to 100% of the Party, hate Fox."
"You could listen to FoxNews all day long, absolutely devour it, but then, when you hear SLEAZEBAGS, like Congressman Ro Khanna, 'a wolf in sheep’s clothing,' LIE, LIE, LIE, AND LIE AGAIN, without any pushback, or competent rebuttal from an anchor, in this case, Jacqui Heinrich, the entire Common Sense dialogue that has been going on all day at Fox is completely obliterated!" Trump wrote.
He also went after "Low Rated Bill Maher" — accusing the network of giving him "credibility" — and "very Low IQ Hakeem Jeffries," who he claimed, "probably hates our Country."
Trump's claim that nearly all Republicans "hate" Fox is predictably undercut by his own party's viewing habits.
A Pew Research Center survey last year found 57% of Republicans regularly get news from Fox — more than double the share who turn to any other source. Pew also found that 56% of Republicans say they trust Fox News, the highest trust rating Fox received from any group and the highest of any of the 30 outlets Pew tested among Republican respondents.
Trump's escalating war with the conservative network that has long served as his most reliable media ally has become a regular occurrence.
Last week, he publicly demanded that Fox executives yank Democratic commentator Jessica Tarlov from "The Five," and complained about anchor Shannon Bream for not pushing back hard enough on a Democratic guest.
The latest post ended with a stark warning: "Hard to win Elections like this!"