Donald Trump goes after ‘pathetic’ Fox News for showing ‘loser’ Democrats including impeachment critics in course of 104-tweet storm
- President Trump again tore into Fox News Channel, blasting the network Sunday for featuring prominent House Judiciary Committee Democrats
- The president asked why Fox put ‘losers’ including Reps. Eric Swalwell, David Cicilline and Pramila Jayapal on its airwaves
- Cicilline shot back asking why Trump refused to testify in front of the committee as part of the ongoing impeachment hearings
- Trump has become more critical of Fox in recent months, including at the network’s pollster when a survey showed a majority supported impeachment
President Trump again blasted Fox News Channel for booking Democratic critics.
‘Don’t get why @FoxNews puts losers on like @RepSwalwell (who got ZERO as presidential candidate before quitting), Pramila Jayapal, David Cicilline and others who are Radical Left Haters?’
Trump hit Fox during a 104-tweet storm Sunday, as he continued trying to mount an impeachment defense using Twitter.
President Trump lashed out at Fox News Channel Sunday for featuring interviews with House Democrats who want to impeach him
President Trump complained about Fox News Channel on Sunday, blasting the network for giving House Judiciary Committee Democrats airtime
Rep. David Cicilline (right) shot back and included a photo featuring Judiciary Committee Democrats (from left) Eric Swalwell, Joe Neguse and Pramila Jayapal
The president added that, ‘The Dems wouldn’t let @FoxNews get near their bad ratings debates, yet Fox panders.’
‘Pathetic!’ Trump added.
The Democratic National Committee decided against having Fox co-host a Democratic primary debate this cycle, with chairman Tom Perez citing an ‘inappropriate relationship’ between the right-leaning cable news channel and the Trump administration.
But Democratic lawmakers do appear on Fox’s airwaves.
Trump took particular offense to the network hosting Swalwell, Jayapal and Cicilline, who are all members of the House Judiciary Committee, which is conducting another impeachment hearing Monday.
Cicilline tweeted back and included a photo of himself, Swalwell, Jayapal and another Judiciary Comittee Demcorat, Rep. Joe Neguse.
‘While you’re busy tweeting insults, we’re busy working to honor our oath of office to protect and defend and constitution and safeguard our democracy,’ Cicilline wrote.
The New Jersey Democrat sent out another tweet challenging Trump to testify.
‘Thanks for watching, Mr. President,’ Cicilline wrote. ‘Why don’t you testify about your attempt to get Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 election?’
The president has become increasingly critical of Fox, which he believes should be consistently on team Trump.
In August, Trump tweeted that the ‘new’ Fox News ‘is letting millions of GREAT people down!’
‘We have to start looking for a new News Outlet,’ Trump wrote. ‘Fox isn’t working for us anymore!’
He also complained about a Fox News poll in October that showed 51 percent of Americans wanted Trump impeached and removed from office.
‘Whoever their Pollster is, they suck,’ Trump wrote.
He also complained that Fox featured Democrat Donna Brazile and reporter Shepard Smith, who’s since left the network.
‘[Fox News] doesn’t deliver of US anymore. It is so different than it used to be. Oh well, I’m President!’ Trump wrote.