Only hours after a blockbuster report reignited a national conversation about the White House’s cozy relationship with Fox News, President Trump doubled down.
In a string of tweets Monday night, the president unloaded attacks against his usual targets — mainstream media outlets and congressional Democrats seeking to investigate Trump and seemingly every aspect of his business and political dealings.
But on Monday the president landed his digital blows by quoting Fox personalities. Earlier in the day, he pinned a segment from Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs to his account and wrote, “Presidential Harassment!” Later in the evening, he posted a direct quote from Tucker Carlson before doing the same for close confidant Sean Hannity.
View the complete March 5 article by Kyle Swenson on The Washington Post website here.