Trump Attacks Fox News Over Polls And Ratings Amid Bleak Midterm Projections
· World · The Independent, CNBC
As millions of Americans headed to the polls on Election Day, President Donald Trump launched a series of attacks on Fox News via Truth Social, criticizing the network's polling, ratings, and commentators. Trump targeted liberal commentator Jessica Tarlov, calling her dumb while expressing frustration over negative polling that showed his approval rating dropping to 36 percent. The anti-Fox tirade coincided with polls suggesting Republicans could face steep midterm losses and potentially lose control of both the House and Senate. Despite the negative polling, a White House official told The Independent that the administration remained cautiously optimistic about the election outcome. Trump also turned to CNN during the evening, amplifying clips from the network's chief data analyst as election results rolled in.
Why it matters
Public feuds between a sitting president and preferred media networks during an election cycle reveal deep tensions over voter sentiment and congressional control.
Read the original report — The Independent
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