Posted on 12/21/2017 7:34:54 AM PST by Red Badger
Donald Trump this morning tweeted another love letter to Fox News Channel’s morning show Fox and Friends, faux-asking “Was @foxandfriends just named the most influential show in news?”
On Wednesday, web site Mediaite had named the FNC morning show the Most Influential In News Media for 2017, topping a list that also included, in reverse order, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Matt Drudge, FNC star Sean Hannity, and CNN chief Jeff Zucker.
Mistaking Mediaite’s “most influential” for “best,” Trump crowed that the Trump News Network morning show hosts “deserve it” and that “the many Fake News Hate Shows should study your formula for success!”
As described by Mediaite in crowning the morning show No. 1, that “formula” works like this:
Trump regularly starts his day watching Fox & Friends and “then tweets about whatever they cover, and however, they cover it.” The rest of the media cover Trump’s tweets, and that makes Fox & Friends the nation’s assignment editor for the rest of the day.
” That is influence like few other media figures have ever enjoyed.”
Longtime NBC evening news anchor Tom Brokaw happened to be on MSNBC’s Morning Joe when the tweet landed and got asked to weigh in:
“[Trump] watches [F&F] because it reinforces what he believes,” Brokaw said. “Fox News…is on a jihad right now” against institutions of the government. “Newt Gingrigh looking into the camera and saying the FBI is a corrupt organization – three months earlier he’d said Bob Mueller is one of the great, distinguished public servants we have.”
“So, we’re at war here,” Brokaw said.
Trumps tweet:
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
Was @foxandfriends just named the most influential show in news? You deserve it - three great people! The many Fake News Hate Shows should study your formula for success! 6:45 AM - Dec 21, 2017
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“is on a jihad right now”
OMG!!!! RACIST!!!
ARE YOU ANTI-MOSLEM, BROKAW?
(And take your smug “greatest gen” invention and shove it.)
Way past your “enjoy by” date, Tom.....
It’s a war of wits, and you’re out of ammo.
At War? We are?
Well pick up a rifle, there Tommy Boy.
That’s what people do in a war.
Brokjaw has been at war against this country for some time.
Wasn’t he at a town hall discussion with Peter Jenninfs (canadian who voted against Bush)? The discussion was about whether a journalist who learns if a pending attack on US troops should alert the troops. Answer wss no.
Did Brokaw also have a special door that locked people in at NBC? Just askin’.
I seriously thought he died like 8 years ago
Absolutely we’re at war. If Trump does nothing else as president other than eviscerate the propaganda organs and restore a semblance of balance in the media, he’ll go down as a great president.
That was Peter Jennings.......................
No, they had a special door that locked him in...................
Hahaha!!! Yep, you got it! Perfectly, with the extra little “hrrr”!
Or as he himself pronounces it: Tom Blokaw.
The Liberals have always been at war with conservatives. Finally, we are waking up. It is a war for the future of this country. We need to behave that way given what is at stake.
The word “So” really impacts Brokaws intent here...you’re the first poster to notice it Tom
Brokaw is like the jealous girl no one is asking to dance.
Mr. Trump we got your six.
Mr. Brokejaw, we know who “we” are. Unlike you and your lazy, slack jawed, pot bellied, goblin friends.
Tommy boy, you know not what you do. Trust me on that one.
You mistake our kindness, and patience, for weakness.
Big mistake, B_I_G____M_I_S_T_A_K_E
You and your communist, socialist minions have fully awoken the sleeping freedom loving giant, we will shake you off like a “mild case” of the fleas and we will right the course of this lost country.
Almighty God the Creator is on our side, you are fully alone in your self deception and misery.
Our victory is sure! Your defeat is certain.
Tommy, Merry “Jesus” Christmas and have a disappointing new year.
Good bye and good riddance scum.
- The “TRUE” Patriots
Who? I thought he was DEAD? OH, I know who he is now. Mumbles in Dick Tracey.
The MSM is angry that they no longer ‘control’ the narrative or the ‘news’ like they did in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.
With the advent of the Internet, their old formulas no longer work and they really don’t know how to handle it.
And President Trump throws them for a loop every day and all they can do is react and regurgitate....................
Didn't think so.
Did he pronounce it as “Weeeahhhh ad waaaaaahr haaar”?
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