Trump rips into Fox News coverage

I think the Trump/Fox News relationship is a bigger discussion than just the shutdown coverage, thus the reason for a new thread.

Trump rips into Fox News over shutdown, border wall coverage

https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...o-fox-news-over-shutdown-border-wall-coverage

President Trump on Sunday blasted a pair of Fox News reporters over their coverage of the border wall negotiations, claiming that they have "less understanding" than journalists at "fake news CNN & NBC."

"Never thought I’d say this but I think [John Roberts] and [Gillian Turner] have even less understanding of the Wall negotiations than the folks at FAKE NEWS CNN & NBC!" Trump tweeted, referring to two of the news network's top correspondents.

"Look to final results! Don’t know how my poll numbers are so good, especially up 19% with Hispanics?" Trump continued, referring to a poll published earlier this month that found a growing number of Latino adults approved of Trump's job performance.



The Marist poll, published in partnership with PBS and NPR, found that 50 percent of Latino adults approve of Trump's job as president, up from 31 percent in December. The survey also found that just 39 percent of adults approved of Trump's job performance.

It is unclear what specific coverage Trump was referring to. Roberts filled in for Fox News anchor Chris Wallace on "Fox News Sunday." Fox News did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

The comments from Trump come only days after he signed a continuing resolution to temporarily reopen the government following a 35-day shutdown. The funding lapse was triggered after Congress failed to reach an agreement on a new spending bill.

Trump has repeatedly demanded that a long-term bill include funds for a border wall, which Democrats oppose. The president expressed doubts to The Wall Street Journal on Sunday that lawmakers could reach an agreement on the issue.

“I personally think it’s less than 50-50, but you have a lot of very good people on that board," Trump told the Journal, adding that another shutdown is "certainly an option."

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Fox News anchor defends colleagues after Trump criticism: ‘This is NOT right’

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/...eagues-after-criticism-from-trump-this-is-not

Fox News anchor Julie Banderas on Monday fired back at President Trumpafter he tore into a pair of Fox News reporters over their coverage of the government shutdown.

“This is NOT right,” Banderas tweeted. “I stand by my colleagues [John Roberts] and [Gillian Turner]. They don’t deserve this. No reporter does.”

“They are doing their jobs and reporting the facts,” she continued. “They are not opinion journalists and deserve the respect from the [White House] they cover.”



The tweet came in response to a Sunday tweet from Trump that said Roberts and Turner “have even less understanding of the Wall negotiations than the folks at FAKE NEWS CNN & NBC!”

The president’s tweet targeted Roberts and Turner for their coverage of the border wall negotiations and came after Trump agreed on Friday to reopen the government after a 35-day partial shutdown. The funding lapse was triggered by Trump’s demands for more than $5 billion in border wall funding.

In the same tweet, Trump also pointed to a poll showing a 19 percent increase in support for him among Latino adults from December to January.

Trump regularly criticizes CNN, The New York Times and other outlets over coverage of his administration that he deems negative, referring to the reports as “fake news.”

But the jab at Fox News was rare for the president, who has appeared on the network for several interviews and often praises its hosts and ratings.

 

Yeah she’s getting killed on Twitter. I give her props for saying something though, as I don’t expect most of their colleagues to say anything at all.