In an interview Friday, former President Trump criticized Fox News for airing negative political ads attacking him and said he would appeal directly to media mogul Rupert Murdoch to have them removed from the network.
“In the past, negative ads would never play. In other words, when you left here, you would see five or six ads,” Trump said. said on friday He spoke in an in-studio interview on the network's signature morning show, “Fox & Friends.''
“You mean Fox News?” host Brian Kilmeade interjected.
“When I leave, Kamala will be joined by 12 others, and there will be little opposition,” Trump said. “For 19 days, I don't think we should do that anymore. I don't think we should run negative ads. It's very strict.”
“You're putting on a show, but I always complain. I love to complain,” he added. “I like everything to be perfect, but when I leave here…it's like pure neutrality.”
Before leaving the show's signature couch, the former president plans to meet with Murdoch, Fox's founder and longtime executive chairman, on Friday to express his displeasure with the network's airing of ads critical of him. He said that. About the show's countless guests being uncooperative.
“I'm going to meet Rupert Murdoch,” the former president continued. “I don't know if he's excited about me saying this…and I tell him something very simple…don't air any negative commercials for 21 days. , and don't air it either…I'd tell Rupert to do this because he's a terrible liar.”
Trump said of Murdoch that “everyone wants him to win” and predicted that if things go his way, “we will win.”
The Republican presidential candidate appears regularly on the show, giving interviews and town halls, but has been at the helm of Fox, the top cable news channel, for months over the show's coverage and content. I have been harshly criticizing it.
He has directly criticized Mr Murdoch in the past, calling the billionaire a “globalist” who is trying to bring him down.
Mr Murdoch, 93, stepped down as chairman of Fox late last year, handing control of the media company to his eldest son Lachlan.
