President Donald Trump reportedly started his Saturday morning with a pointed rebuke of Fox News after waking up to what he viewed as a misleading economic segment on Fox & Friends Weekend.
In a post made shortly after 6:44 a.m., Trump criticized the network for featuring stockbroker Peter Schiff, whom he labeled “a Trump hating loser” who has “already proven to be wrong.”
“Why would Fox and Friends Weekend (of all things?) put on a ‘Stockbroker’ named Peter Schiff…? Either the show made a mistake, or it is heading in a different direction,” Trump wrote. He took issue with Schiff’s claims about rising prices, arguing instead that inflation is cooling under his administration. “He thinks prices are going up when, in fact, they are coming substantially down,” Trump said, noting gasoline had fallen to $1.99 a gallon in some states and insisting that “Biden caused the AFFORDABILITY CRISIS” that he is now working to fix.
Trump went on to tell supporters to “check out the ‘booker’ who put this jerk on,” clearly irritated that a program long viewed as friendly to conservatives spotlighted a critic of his economic record.
But Trump did not stop at Fox News. A little after 8 a.m., he turned his attention to what he called “Fake News CNN,” launching a blistering attack on correspondent Kaitlan Collins.
“Caitlin Collin’s of Fake News CNN, always Stupid and Nasty, asked me why the new Ballroom was costing more money than originally thought one year ago,” Trump wrote. He said he told Collins the ballroom’s increased cost was due to significant upgrades. “It is going to be double the size, and the quality of finishes and interiors has been brought to the highest level,” he explained, adding that the column span had been expanded “for purposes of viewing.”
Trump argued the project is under budget and ahead of schedule, consistent with how he said his projects typically run. He also emphasized — a point he said is “seldom reported” — that no taxpayer money is being used. “It is being fully paid for by private donations,” he said, blasting CNN and the corporate leadership behind it as “one of the worst in the business.”
However, according to reports, Collins did not ask Trump about ballroom construction when she confronted him Friday night at the Kennedy Center. Instead, she pressed him about accepting a Peace Prize while tensions escalate between the United States and Venezuela.
The two-pronged media offensive reflects Trump’s continued willingness to call out both his critics and, at times, his allies in the press. He has long accused mainstream outlets of distorting his record and, in this instance, suggested even Fox News risks undermining the truth about his economic accomplishments.
For supporters, Saturday’s posts reinforced Trump’s aggressive style and his refusal to let media narratives define his presidency. For critics, they were yet another glimpse of a president unafraid to spar publicly with reporters and networks he believes are misinforming the American people.
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