A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s Governor is griping about how a once-loyal cable network seems to have moved over to a different 2024 candidate.
During remarks in Waukee, Iowa, Ron DeSantis ripped Fox News for pushing “garbage” polls that show Donald Trump leading the race by massive margins.
“I know Fox News is going to say, oh, he’s winning this poll, he’s winning this poll. These polls are garbage,” DeSantis said at the event hosted by the Never Back Down super PAC.
The Governor has dealt with tougher process questions from the conservative network of late, even from friendly hosts. On Tuesday’s episode of “The Ingraham Angle,” DeSantis was confronted with the RealClearPolitics polling average in Iowa showing him more than 30 points down. Host Laura Ingraham said Trump was dominating in the state.
During an appearance on Thursday’s “America’s Newsroom,” DeSantis was also greeted with a Fox Business poll from December showing Trump leading him 52% to 18% in Iowa. The same survey suggested that 83% of Trump voters are certain to support him, with just 39% of DeSantis backers saying they’re that committed.
As recently as last month, the Governor told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he wanted the network to host debates between him and the other candidates.
“If you want to do other debates, Nikki Haley and me, I’m in. Donald Trump and me, I’m in. So just say the word. You’ve shown that you can do it in a way that I think really helps the voter. So I’m game, just let me know,” DeSantis said.
DeSantis’ career has been dependent to no small degree on Fox News. In December 2017, he went on “Fox & Friends” to tease his run for Governor after Trump endorsed him. As Governor, he signed legislation exclusively on the same morning show. He also used Tucker Carlson’s show, which was on the channel until the host was fired, to make his then-controversial claim that the war in Ukraine was a simple “territorial dispute.”
As the campaign nears a crisis point, however, it seems all that collaboration is headed for the memory hole.
12 comments
Michael K
January 3, 2024 at 12:03 pm
Always blaming someone else. But this one is rich indeed.
Dont Say FLA
January 3, 2024 at 12:05 pm
Rhonda no comprendo: A news outlet’s only loyalty should be to reporting the truth.
If your news outlet of choice shows loyalty to any candidate, it’s time to change the channel
Joe
January 5, 2024 at 12:26 pm
Fox News doesn’t do news – as they admitted in the Dominion case, they are an entertainment outlet, whose only interest is promoting the Trumpist RepubliQan party (and making lots of money from scammy advertisers).
Dont Say FLA
January 5, 2024 at 1:57 pm
Fox has a new show each Sunday morning. It used to be Chris Wallace before he quit. Now it’s one of the Foxy Smurfettes but it does seem to be the most competent of the Foxy Smurfettes. She is doing a pretty good job, imo. I might even have to learn her name one of these days.
Tom
January 3, 2024 at 12:52 pm
News media is in the business of selling advertising and they’ll do whatever gets the most eyeballs on their station to drive the price of the ads up for the advertisers. I guess nobody wants to watch Rhonda as it becomes more and more obvious that he won’t be the nominee. Who would have thunked it?
My Take
January 3, 2024 at 1:27 pm
They smell a loser.
Biscuit
January 3, 2024 at 4:13 pm
Aw, poor Ron DeSantis has lost his friends at Fox. I feel really bad for him, just awful…no, wait, that was just gas. I’m fine now.
Arf.
Dont Say FLA
January 4, 2024 at 8:34 am
Dammit, Biscuit, again? AND you crop dusted the whole room on your way out of it. AGAIN.
MH/Duuuval
January 3, 2024 at 9:51 pm
Dee didn’t need the mainstream media until he did need them, which still won’t help his case. He’s simply not DJT. Reagan, maybe, but more like Coolidge as the campaign continues.
Nebraska Granny's
January 3, 2024 at 11:47 pm
You’re complaining because you’re afraid that Ron DeSantis is right. Just wait, pride (Trump’s) goeth before a fall. The most vicious comments come from losers. 🤠🇺🇸🎅
MH/Duuuval
January 4, 2024 at 8:40 am
Nothing I’d like more than to see DJT bite the dust. Put some roots on him, Granny.
Joe
January 5, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Uh, hey Tiny D — they always were! Fox News is a PR apparatus for the RepubliQan party, whose only “ideology” these days is Trumpism.
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