U.S. Politics · Elections · 4 outlets (L 1 · C 3 · R 0)
Trump accuses Fox News of giving too much airtime to Republican candidates' opponents
President Donald Trump accused Fox News on Sunday of giving too much airtime to opponents of Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections.[1, 2, 4] In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that Fox News is "spending far too much time putting on the OPPONENTS of Republican Party Candidates" and is "doing little to help" them.[1, 3] Mediaite reported that Trump posted the criticism hours after appearing on Fox News for an interview with Larry Kudlow.[3]
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How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 4 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center, 3 are center and 0 are right of center.
Too few left- or right-leaning outlets to compare: 1 of 42 left-leaning, 3 of 33 center and 0 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: Raw Story (−0.94).
- Center: Mediaite (+0.04), The Hill (+0.10), Forbes (+0.19).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: none.
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Read across the spectrum
- Left-leaning Trump heaps blame on Fox News for his candidates' failures: 'Doing little to help'
- Center Trump Seethes That ‘Fox is Doing Little to Help’ Republicans Win the Election — Hours After Appearing on the Network for a Fawning Interview
- Right-leaning No right-leaning outlet in Tare's list covered it.