Former President Donald Trump called on Fox Corp. to remove former House Speaker Paul Ryan from its board of directors.
“Nobody can ever trust Fox News, and I am one of them, with the weak and ineffective RINO, Paul Ryan, on its Board of Directors,” he said in a Truth Social post Wednesday. “He’s a total lightweight, a failed and pathetic Speaker of the House, and a very disloyal person.”
Before Mr. Ryan became speaker, he was Mitt Romney’s running mate in the 2012 presidential campaign. They lost.
“Romney was bad, but Paul Ryan made him look worse,” Mr. Trump posted. “As a team, they never had a chance.”
The former president called on Rupert Murdoch, former chairman of Fox Corp., and his son, CEO Lachlan Murdoch, to “get that dog off” the board, referring to Mr. Ryan.
“You don’t need him. ALL YOU NEED IS TRUMP. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” his post said.
Mr. Ryan bashed Mr. Trump on air last week in an interview with Fox News’ Neil Cavuto, saying, “I do think character is a really important issue. If you put yourself above the Constitution, as he has done, I think that makes you unfit for office.”
Mr. Ryan has said he won’t vote for Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, and will write in another Republican’s name.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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