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Trump Turns on Fox News Mid-Interview When Pressed on Slowing Economy
The president told Fox News that it cannot trust its own poll figures.President Donald Trump turned on Fox News mid-interview Thursday to tell the network that it needs to fire its pollster, declaring that he “stinks.”
The president, presented with survey results showing his administration’s perceived shortcomings in growing the U.S. economy, said the figures were an indictment of Fox News, not him.
The exchange began with host Martha Macullum interrupting Trump—who was talking about bringing back manufacturing jobs, which have declined under his leadership this year—to ask when Americans will enjoy the benefits of his supposedly booming economy.
“When do you think people are going to feel that?” she asked. “Because we do see polling that doesn’t poll well on the economy. Recent Fox polling said 52 percent say the economy is worse under this administration, you’ve got unemployment at the highest rate in four years. Groceries made a big jump in the last term. ... You’re looking forward with these plans that you just talked about. When will people feel that?”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-turns-on-fox-news-mid-interview-when-pressed-on-slowing-economy/
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