Trump blamed Fox News for Republican losses even as network’s hosts went easy on him
Summary
Donald Trump blamed Fox News for Republican losses in the 2026 midterm elections, criticizing its coverage and polls in social media posts and during a call to the network. Fox’s election-night commentators largely avoided blaming Trump directly, instead citing factors such as midterm voting patterns, administration messaging and the Iran war’s effect on fuel prices.Key Facts
- Trump said Fox News bore responsibility for Republicans’ losses, citing the network’s appearances by Democratic voices.
- Trump criticized Fox’s polling and ratings trends in Truth Social posts on election day.
- During a call to Fox’s election coverage, Trump called the network’s polls terrible; anchor Bret Baier said the results were close to what Fox’s polls had shown.
- Fox commentators largely did not call for Republicans to distance themselves from Trump or attribute the losses directly to him.
- Several commentators said voters were impatient and noted that the president’s party often loses seats in midterm elections.
- Some commentators cited the White House’s messaging as a problem for the administration.
- Fox commentators said the Iran war and resulting higher gas prices may have hurt Republicans; Sean Hannity agreed the outcome could have been different without the bombing.
- Trump’s former press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed media coverage for voters’ views of the administration’s policies.
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