Donald Trump is going after Fox News again. Megyn Kelly and Bill O’Reilly are the new targets of the business mogul turned politician.
After a lackluster performance at the CNN debate on September 16 and mishandling statements made by a voter at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is still looking for ways to change the conversation.
Trump is back with his anti-Fox News antics and has launched attacks on two of the right-leaning network’s biggest stars – Megyn Kelly and Bill O’Reilly. The billionaire tweeted and retweeted some messages from supporters to highlight his displeasure with FNC’s coverage of his campaign.
Trump, who has been sliding in the polls, is not happy with some of the network’s commentators, who view his run for the White House as bad for the Republican Party. For example, Charles Krauthammer blamed Trump for turning the campaign into a real circus. Krauthammer was a guest on The O’Reilly Factor on September 21, and he said that the businessman has forced the election to be about small issues like women’s appearance, Jeb Bush‘s low energy and President Obama being a closeted Muslim. O’Reilly tried to blame the so-called liberal media for bringing those subjects to the forefront. However, Krauthammer countered:
[Trump] He’s the one who’s gone on and on and on in just about every speech about how… Jeb Bush is a very, very low energy guy. He’s got this teeny, tiny, weenie energy while Trump has this giant, big, huge energy. …And you need a psychiatrist to deconstruct that.
Trump hit back hard on social media.
.@oreillyfactor was very negative to me in refusing to to post the great polls that came out today including NBC. @FoxNews not good for me!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
.@oreillyfactor, why don't you have some knowledgeable talking heads on your show for a change instead of the same old Trump haters. Boring!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
The candidate, who had previously attacked Kelly in the morning, came back last night for more.
"@luvinlife1967: @foxnewspolitics @realDonaldTrump @HowardKurtz I dvr every Fox evening show EXCEPT Megyn's. She is a mean & bitter woman."
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2015
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"@diannrr: @megynkelly Do you dream about @realDonaldTrump? He's in your head. Let it go." She is the worst – all anti-Trump! Terrible show.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
Bill O’Reilly appeared on the Today show Tuesday and tried to calm things down with Trump. The author of Killing Reagan: The Violent Assault That Changed a Presidency told NBC‘s Matt Lauer:
“He wants people to like him. When people criticize him, he takes it personally. And then, you know, this machine, this tweeting thing, that’s like the worst thing you could give Donald Trump is this tweeting thing. So I just think this is just a extension of his reality show, The Apprentice. This is just theater right now. … The personal stuff is a piffle.”
I am having a really hard time watching @FoxNews.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2015
Update Tuesday night: More attacks from Trump on Kelly.
Do you ever notice that lightweight @megynkelly constantly goes after me but when I hit back it is totally sexist. She is highly overrated!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2015
I think @megynkelly should take another eleven day "unscheduled" vacation.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2015
"@Mark60644: @megynkelly still cannot figure out this massive base of support for Trump is because he is anti- politician. #Trump2016"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 23, 2015
What do you think of Trump’s latest attacks on Fox News?
