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President Donald Trump publicly criticized Fox News on Tuesday for what he described as soft coverage of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, escalating months of private complaints from Republican officials about the network's treatment of the candidate.
The dispute centers on Fox's role in moderating El-Sayed's public image, a strategy Republicans argue is undermining their efforts to brand him as a liberal outlier in a tight race against former Representative Mike Rogers.
White House officials contacted Fox News on Tuesday to voice dissatisfaction with the network's handling of the recent Martha MacCallum interview, according to people familiar with the conversations.
On Truth Social, Trump labeled the segment "softball" and accused the network of promoting Democrats and losing its way. "Fox is promoting the Dumocrats, not the Republicans and MAGA.
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