Trump Demands On-Air That Fox News Censor 'Negative Ads'
Source: Daily Beast
Published Oct. 18 2024 10:30AM EDT
Donald Trump said in a Fox News interview Friday that he thinks the network shouldn’t allow any “negative ads” to run about him until after Election Day.
The former president’s astonishingly candid call for the channel to refuse to broadcast messaging that could hurt his chances of returning to the White House came the day after he publicly called out Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott on Truth Social for giving airtime to left-leaning commentators. Sitting on the Fox & Friends curvy couch on Friday, Trump aired his complaints about the network to some of its biggest stars—and the nation.
Trump started talking about his grievances as co-host Steve Doocy tried to introduce some footage from an interview Trump did with Fox & Friends in February 2017, shortly after he’d been sworn in as president. “Ainsley asked a great question in 2017,” Doocy said, referring to his co-host Ainsley Earhardt. “We’re gonna get in the wayback machine, Mr. President. We’re gonna play that for you, and then we’re gonna update the question.”
“But you know the difference,” Trump said, interjecting seemingly as the footage was about to roll. “In the old days, you never played negative ads. In other words, when I leave here, I’ll then be hit by five or six ads, and in the old days…” “You mean Fox News?” co-host Brian Kilmeade asked. “Yeah,” Trump replied, adding: “When I leave, I’ll have 12 people from Kamala on and, you know, pretty much unopposed.”
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when it doesn't go the way he wants it.
Of course, we know Trump never said anything negative about his opponents...ever!
Evidently, the first amendment only applies if he is the one speaking.
He puts the dumb in freedumb.
