Trump Slams Fox for Buttigieg Town Hall

The President has turned, slightly, against his favorite network, Fox News, after the channel gave South Bend Mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg a platform to talk with Fox viewers about his campaign and issues. 

Related: Buttigieg on Fox Appearance: Dems Need to Move Beyond Echo Chamber 

That came in a pair of tweets following Buttigieg's hour town hall Sunday night, moderated by Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday and son of iconic CBS newsman Mike Wallace: 

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Buttigieg had gotten some grief for agreeing to appear on Fox, which has plenty of conservative commentators rooting for the other side. 

A number of Democratic presidential candidates have been agreeing to appear on the top-rated cable net in the town hall format, though Sen. Elizabeth Warren said no with a stinging exclamation point and Kamala Harris said thanks but no thanks too. 

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.