President Trump went after morning news shows Thursday, touting Fox News’ ratings while slamming MSNBC and CNN.
Mr. Trump praised Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” for “blowing away the competition” in the early morning time slot.
He called “Morning Joe” a “dead show” and also picked on CNN, saying they’re failing because of “too much hate and inaccurately reported stories.”
Wow, @foxandfriends is blowing away the competition in the morning ratings. Morning Joe is a dead show with very few people watching and sadly, Fake News CNN is also doing poorly. Too much hate and inaccurately reported stories - too predictable!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2018
TV Newswer released the ratings of each network’s shows that air in the 6 to 9 a.m. time block. The report noted that “Fox & Friends” finished July with the highest ratings for the 201st month in a row with nearly 1.5 million total viewers.
MSNBC came in second with just over a million viewers, and CNN trailed with 504,00 viewers.
• Gabriella Muñoz can be reached at gmunoz@washingtontimes.com.
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