Trump goes on morning Truth Social rant and claims Fox News spends its time defending ‘Dumocrats’

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Keane, I. (2026, October 19). Trump goes on morning Truth Social rant and claims Fox News spends its time defending ‘Dumocrats’. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-truth-social-fox-news-democrats-b3069411.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-10-19 · by Isabel Keane

Quick Summary

On Monday morning, Donald Trump criticized Fox News on Truth Social for allegedly spending too much time defending Democrats rather than Republicans. He called on his supporters to watch RSBN instead of Fox during a rally coverage and accused the network of being politically correct. This is part of Trump's ongoing criticism of Fox since it sometimes airs content he dislikes or fails to cover events he deems important, such as recent political rallies.
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Story summary

Donald Trump launched a furious attack on Fox News via Truth Social on October 16, accusing the network of spending more time defending Democrats than covering Republicans. This comes as Trump is set to hold a campaign rally in Kansas for endangered GOP senator Roger Marshall ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Trump's latest tirade follows previous criticisms of Fox over the past three weeks, including complaints about the network ignoring his "packed house" rallies and accusations that it promotes Democrats without rebuttal. The president encouraged his supporters to watch RSBN (Right Side Broadcast Network) instead, which is a far-right conservative news network founded by Joe Seales.

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📰 Trump Criticizes Fox News
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Who wrote this

Isabel Keane
61 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 While the president will praise the network when it provides positive coverage of his presidency, he will also lash out if Fox criticizes him or platforms his political opponents.
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🔮 He hates the idea that somebody would come in and say, I’m gonna give you a meeting with the president and I’m going to get rich because I gave you access to the president.
🔮 Weiss was accused of being too Trump-friendly, and Alfonsi later left CBS when her contract expired in May.
🔮 “Not among your enemies, who will hate you no matter what, but among your supporters, like me, who get pained when the hyperbolic attacks turn out to be true,” he wrote.
🔮 “I am confident that Katie will deliver strong results for our Country as the next White House Press Secretary, as she has the respect of, and will work fantastically with, the Media, the American People, and my Administration.”
🔮 If El-Sayed is elected, he would become America’s first Muslim senator.
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Also by Isabel Keane
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Topics

Dumocrats Fox Fox News MAGA Republican

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Trump PERSON · 10× Fox ORG · 9× Fox News ORG · 4× Dumocrats NORP · 3× MAGA ORG · 3× FoxNews ORG · 2× Maria Bartiromo PERSON · 2× RSBN ORG · 2× Republican NORP · 2× Independent NORP · 1×

Narrative

President Donald Trump went after the conservative news network Monday morning, writing on Truth Social that Fox spends too much time “defending Dumocrats” rather than covering Republicans. “Fox spends more time defending Dumocrats, and putting on their views versus their Republican opponent, than at any time in the History of FoxNews,” Trump ranted.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-19
🔮 While the president will praise the network when it provides positive coverage of his presidency, he will also lash out if Fox criticizes him or platforms his political opponents.

Claims (23 extracted, 0 hedged)

It seems even Fox News has gotten on the president’s bad side. asserted
News → seem → side
President Donald Trump went after the conservative news network Monday morning, writing on Truth Social that Fox spends too much time “defending Dumocrats” rather than covering Republicans. “Fox spends more time defending Dumocrats, and putting on their views versus their Republican opponent, than at any time in the History of FoxNews,” Trump ranted. asserted
Trump → go → FoxNews
The 80-year-old then encouraged his MAGA faithful to tune in to a different channel instead. asserted
old → encourage → channel
“It’s ridiculous! asserted
It → ’ → ?
FoxNews is trying too hard to be Politically Correct!” Trump continued. asserted
Trump → try → ?
RSBN, or Right Side Broadcasting News, is a far-right, conservative news network founded by self-proclaimed Trump superfan Joe Seales. asserted
RSBN → found → Seales
Trump has had a love-hate relationship with Fox, owned by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. asserted
Trump → have → Murdoch
While the president will praise the network when it provides positive coverage of his presidency, he will also lash out if Fox criticizes him or platforms his political opponents. asserted
Fox → praise → opponents
It’s not the first time Fox News has been the target of one of the president’s Truth Social meltdowns. asserted
News → ’ → meltdowns
Earlier this month, Trump slammed the network for not broadcasting his rally in Ohio, which was part of a last-ditch effort to boost Republican turnout ahead of the midterm elections. asserted
which → slam → elections
“Sad to see that Fox & Friends (Sunday) is not covering our packed house and incredibly enthusiastic (beyond!),” he said. asserted
he → see → house
“These Election Rallies were representative of what is really happening with our great Republican Party. asserted
what → happen → Party
“Our people want to see our Rallies, and reports on our Rallies, on Fox News, or they will very quickly stop watching (like I am doing right now!)” he said. asserted
he → want → News
Trump took issue with the fact that Fox has interviewed left-wing Democrats, including Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. asserted
Fox → take → Sayed
“Fox spends more time talking to Communists, Socialists, and Dumocrats, often without rebuttal, and MAGA is not, to put it mildly, happy,” Trump said last month. asserted
Trump → spend → it
“We don’t like stupid Jessica Tarlov, and all of the others, that are forced down MAGA’S throats.” asserted
that → like → throats
He also criticized Fox’s removal of Maria Bartiromo, who has been a longtime supporter of the president. asserted
who → criticize → president
“These Rallies are the hottest things out there, tremendous love in those sold-out arenas, and nothing shows up on Fox!” he said. asserted
he → sell → Fox
“Also, phenomenal ratings for those that properly report. asserted
that → report → those
Who makes these decisions at Fox News? asserted
Who → make → News
Probably the same loser that fired the great Maria Bartiromo because she complained about not being allowed to cover ‘TRUMP.’” asserted
she → fire → TRUMP
Trump has taken an increasingly more antagonistic approach to the press in recent months. asserted
Trump → take → months
Last month, Fox sided with the networks Trump banned from the White House because he didn’t like their coverage, including more left-leaning CNN, MS NOW and Politico. asserted
he → side → CNN
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