‘Fox & Friends’ Has Gone To The ‘Dark Side’ For Accurately Reporting 2024 Poll

Former President Donald Trump took aim Monday at one of his favorite shows, Fox News Channel’s top-rated morning show, Fox & Friends, where he was a longtime regular contributor. “That show has been terrible,” Trump said in a post published on his Truth Social platform. “Gone to the ‘dark side.’”

Trump appears to have been angered by a discussion the Fox & Friends hosts had about the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit held in Tampa over the weekend, where 78.7% of respondents to a straw poll said they backed Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024. 30% of respondents to the poll said California Governor Gavin Newsom would be the Democrat hardest for a Republican to beat in 2024, just ahead of Hillary Clinton.

Trump—who spoke to the Turning Point conference and once again teased a presidential announcement—complained in a post on his Truth Social platform about how the poll was described by the Fox News hosts. “They quickly quote the big Turning Point Poll victory of almost 60 points over the number two Republican, and then hammer me with outliers,” he wrote, adding that “RINO Paul Ryan, one of the weakest and worst Speakers EVER, must be running the place.”

The Fox News hosts, however, accurately pointed out that the TPUSA attracts a committed but narrow slice of Republicans. “Keep in mind, Turning Point, a group of young Republican conservative activists from all across the country,” said co-host Steve Doocy. “So, you have got people from all across the country convening in Tampa.”

In his speech, the former president hinted at a 2024 run for the White House, joking that “if I stayed home, if I announced that I was not going to run for office, the persecution of Donald Trump would immediately stop,” before adding that “that’s what they want me to do. And you know what? There’s no chance I do that.”