Trump challenges Big Boss Rupert
by digby
Here is the president lobbying his state TV network to stick with their white nationalist shills this morning:
Bring back @JudgeJeanine Pirro. The Radical Left Democrats, working closely with their beloved partner, the Fake News Media, is using every trick in the book to SILENCE a majority of our Country. They have all out campaigns against @FoxNews hosts who are doing too well. Fox …..— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2019
….must stay strong and fight back with vigor. Stop working soooo hard on being politically correct, which will only bring you down, and continue to fight for our Country. The losers all want what you have, don’t give it to them. Be strong & prosper, be weak & die! Stay true….— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2019
….to the people that got you there. Keep fighting for Tucker, and fight hard for @JudgeJeanine. Your competitors are jealous – they all want what you’ve got – NUMBER ONE. Don’t hand it to them on a silver platter. They can’t beat you, you can only beat yourselves!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2019
I’m sure Murdoch appreciates the cheerleading. But Trump just made it clear that he’s not the captain of the team, didn’t he? He has to take to twitter to plead his case to the network that delivers his talking points on a daily basis. They are driving the Trump train not him.
Trump’s only hope of survival is keeping his base 100% on board. And that would not be possible without Fox. He’d better be careful or the boss is going to get mad.
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