'MAGA hates Fox News': Trump reacts to WSJ report that claimed he approved American plans to attack Iran
Trump attacks Rupert Murdoch's media empire as he slammed Fox and Wall Street Journal.
President Donald Trump lashed out at Rupert Murdoch's media empire as he singled out Fox News and the Wall Street Journal and slammed both of them for different reasons. Trump's Thursday morning tirade began with 'MAGA HATES FoxNews' after Fox gave a lower rating to the president.
'The Crooked Fox News Polls got the Election WRONG, I won by much more than they said I would, and have been biased against me for years. They are always wrong and negative. It's why MAGA HATES FoxNews, even though their anchors are GREAT,' began Trump in his first post on the subject.
'This has gone on for years, but they never change the incompetent polling company that does their work. Now a new FoxNews poll comes out this morning giving me a little more than 50% at the Border, and yet the Border is miraculously perfect, NOBODY WAS ABLE TO COME IN LAST MONTH. 60,000 people came in with Sleepy Joe in the same month last year,' he continued. 'I hate FAKE pollsters, one of the Worst, but Fox will never change their discredited pollster!'
Then Trump put out another post slamming Wall Street Journal for its report that Trump has approved American plans to attack Iran but has not given the final nod.
'The Wall Street Journal has No Idea what my thoughts are concerning Iran!' he wrote.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump privately approved of attack plans for Iran but withheld the final order, as Trump has kept his decision on whether to join Israel's strike on Iran ambiguous. He said he may or may not but the reporter said Trump informed senior aides that he approves plans to attack Iran. A senior White House official said multiple options remain on the table, and that Trump will continue to watch how the Israelis operate.
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