Trump Blames Fox News for Republican Midterm Losses

Donald Trump blamed Fox News for Republican losses in the November 3 midterm elections, accusing the network of giving Democratic voices too much airtime, while also criticizing its polling during a live call with its anchors. Democrats won control of the House and Senate, according to the reports, marking a setback for Republicans during Trump’s presidency. Shortly before midnight, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Fox News “bears responsibility for these losses” because it was “constantly and consistently putting on the Dumocrat opposition.” He had also complained about the network’s election coverage and polling earlier in the evening, including its decision to feature Democratic commentator Jessica Tarlov. During a call with Fox anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, Trump said the network’s polls were wrong and called for it to get a good pollster. Baier responded that the election results were close to what Fox’s polls had shown. Trump said he did not know about that and continued to criticize the network’s polling. Trump’s comments about responsibility were not limited to Fox. In a 22-minute interview reported to have taken place before the Senate outcome was called,...