Donald Trump took aim at Fox News and reporter Peter Doocy on Sunday, accusing the network of giving Democrats a free pass to push partisan talking points during a government shutdown that he says was triggered by their refusal to negotiate.
At the center of Trump’s fury was an interview Doocy conducted with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), who used the airtime to slam House Republicans for stalling healthcare negotiations and shuttering the government in the process.
“This is about the price that Americans have to pay for their health care,” Kelly told Doocy. “We could sort this out next week sometime or as early as Monday if Mike Johnson would bring back the Republican House, we get together and have a real negotiation about how to bring down these high costs for the American people.”
Trump lashed out almost immediately.
“Why is FoxNews and Peter Doocy putting on Democrat Senator Mark Kelly to talk about, totally unabated or challenged, Healthcare?” Trump wrote in a blistering Truth Social post just moments after the interview aired. “The FAKE SPIN is so bad for Republicans that it is hard to believe that we WIN. It will be very unfair, in the future, when they don’t have ‘TRUMP’ to fight for them.”
He added: “I’m watching this Interview. It just doesn’t end. Fox should either get on board, or get off board, NOW, but at this point, it just doesn’t make any difference to me,” he added. “They suck up the Ratings because of us, and then spin them in the Democrats’ direction.”
Trump also took another swing at Fox’s polling, accusing the network of deliberately airing what he called “fake bad” numbers to undercut his standing with voters.
“If I have a fake bad ‘Poll,’ many of which are done by Fox (One of the worst ‘Pollsters’ out there is the FoxNews Poll), they put them up immediately, and with gusto,” he complained. “Republicans are so tired of this fight with Fox always trying to be so ‘politically correct!’”
Trump’s latest attack highlights a growing rift between him and a network that has been his media safe haven. In recent years, as Fox has occasionally given room to dissenting voices or run polling that doesn’t flatter him, Trump has sharpened his criticism—often accusing the network of betrayal.
What’s particularly striking is the shift in tone. This isn’t just about a policy disagreement or a strategic beef over airtime. Trump is sending a message to his base that even Fox News—long a right-wing stronghold—can’t be trusted if it strays from the MAGA narrative.
