{"id":1952036,"date":"2023-06-20T15:44:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T19:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-fox-news-during-interview-on-network-tucker-must-be-smiling\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T15:46:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T19:46:33","slug":"trump-blasts-fox-news-during-interview-on-network-tucker-must-be-smiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-fox-news-during-interview-on-network-tucker-must-be-smiling\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump criticizes Fox News in interview, Tucker Carlson likely pleased."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-blasts-fox-news-during-interview-on-network-tucker-must-be-smiling%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1952036&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former President Donald Trump Takes a Swipe at Fox News<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a> with Bret Baier of Fox News, former President Donald Trump didn&#8217;t hold back in pointing out the network&#8217;s declining viewership.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s remarks were captured in a short clip shared on Twitter by Jack Posobiec, senior editor at HumanEvents.com. The clip shows Trump and Baier expressing contrasting views on the current state of Fox News.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bret: More independent voters watch Fox News than any other TV source<\/p>\n<p>Trump: Well a lot less than used to watch it <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GTrLV59Uk5\">pic.twitter.com\/GTrLV59Uk5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jack Poso  (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1670925104904126465?\">June 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;More independent voters watch Fox News than any other TV source,&#8221; Baier stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lot less than used to watch it,&#8221; Trump responded.<\/p>\n<p>Baier tried to defend the network by saying, &#8220;They do watch.&#8221; However, Trump quickly reiterated his point, stating, &#8220;But a lot less, Bret.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In true Trump fashion, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-did-not-profit-from-market-boom-he-created\/\" title=\"President Trump did not profit from market boom he created\">president refused<\/a> to let a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-fox-news-during-interview-on-network-tucker-must-be-smiling\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes Fox News in interview, Tucker Carlson likely pleased.\">establishment media mislead voters<\/a> with half-truths.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s undeniable that Fox News&#8217; ratings have taken a hit since parting ways with Tucker Carlson, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-gets-dethroned-powerful-position-network-held-2-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter user, who identifies as an independent, shared that Carlson&#8217;s departure was the reason she stopped watching Fox News: &#8220;Hahaha, I&#8217;m an Independent [and] I haven&#8217;t been back since their Tucker stunt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hahaha, I&#8217;m an Independent I haven&#8217;t been back since their Tucker stunt.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeeAnn Ruth (@LeeAnnRuth07) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeAnnRuth07\/status\/1670940320874332161?\">June 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s no surprise that the network&#8217;s popularity among independents has waned without Carlson. Both statistical data and personal anecdotes have shown that Carlson appealed to viewers across the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Last October, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/tucker-carlson-liberal-viewership-fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wrap<\/a> reported that Carlson&#8217;s show attracted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/megan-rapinoe-reportedly-worth-millions-claims-she-is-disrespected-and-dismissed-over-gender\/\" title=\"Megan Rapinoe, Reportedly Worth Millions, Claims She Is \u2018Disrespected And Dismissed\u2019 Over Gender\">higher percentage<\/a> of Democratic viewers compared to competing shows on MSNBC and CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Carlson&#8217;s anti-establishment opinions provided a platform for dissenting voices on the left, including Jimmy Dore and Russell Brand.<\/p>\n<p>Since the launch of his new show, &#8220;Tucker on Twitter,&#8221; on June 6, Carlson has continued to attract millions of views, showcasing his enduring popularity.<\/p>\n<p>Trump couldn&#8217;t help but revel in Fox News&#8217; decline, suggesting that the network&#8217;s executives either underestimated the impact of Carlson&#8217;s departure or simply didn&#8217;t care.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the Republican establishment&#8217;s lack of awareness of the electorate&#8217;s anti-establishment sentiment, it&#8217;s possible that Fox News executives didn&#8217;t anticipate the mass exodus of viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, some speculate that the network&#8217;s higher-ups intentionally sabotaged their own network to suppress Carlson&#8217;s anti-establishment views, though this remains a conspiracy theory.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, it&#8217;s clear that Fox News is facing the consequences of their decisions, and Tucker Carlson&#8217;s absence has played a significant role in their decline.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about Trump&#8217;s criticism of Fox News in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-blasts-fox-news-interview-network-tucker-must-smiling\/\">full article<\/a> on The Western Journal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump highlighted Fox News&#8217; declining viewership during an interview with Bret Baier. Jack Posobiec shared a brief clip of the exchange on Twitter, where Trump and Baier expressed contrasting opinions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2056,"featured_media":1952037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[26001,3703,3763,7690,6234,4133,3634,3748],"class_list":["post-1952036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-pleased","tag-carlson","tag-criticizes","tag-fox","tag-interview","tag-news","tag-trump","tag-tucker"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1952036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2056"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1952036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1952036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1952037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1952036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1952036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1952036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}