The key facts
- Trump said Fox News is defending Democrats and giving them airtime 'more than ever in the channel's history'
- He called the channel's editorial approach 'ridiculous' and accused it of excessive 'political correctness'
- The president urged supporters to watch his rally in Kansas via RSBN, bypassing Fox News
The president's complaints against Fox News
US President Donald Trump on Monday criticized the Fox News channel, accusing it of devoting too much airtime to defending Democrats and giving them a platform to the detriment of Republicans. 'Fox spends more time defending Democrats and broadcasting their views in opposition to their Republican opponents than ever in the history of Fox News,' Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social.
'Ridiculous' editorial approach and a call to watch the rally on RSBN
Trump called the channel's editorial approach 'ridiculous' and said Fox News 'tries too hard to be politically correct.' He urged supporters to bypass the channel and watch his rally in the state of Kansas via Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN).
Context
The criticism is a continuation of the president's earlier complaints, in which he also accused the channel of giving more airtime to candidates not from the Republican Party. Fox News is traditionally considered favorable to conservative views and supportive of Trump's agenda, but the leader periodically publicly scolds the channel while maintaining an overall tough stance toward corporate media.
