Fox News hosts struggle to get rattled Trump off the line as he goes on media blitz after Harris’s DNC speech
Fox News hosts struggled to get a rattled Donald Trump off the line as he went on a right-wing media blitz hitting out at Kamala Harris following her Democratic National Convention speech on Thursday night.
Trump called into Fox News and Newsmax mere moments after the vice president gavea forceful address at the Union Center in Chicago, Illinois, where she formally accepted the party’s nomination and blasted her Republican rival.
In the call with Fox News, hosts Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier flailed as they tried and failed to keep control of the interview – and then couldn’t get the former president to end the call.
“Twenty million people have poured into our country – many of them from prisons and jails, from mental institutions and insane asylums and a record number of terrorists,” Trump falsely claimed in a live on-air rant.
“President Trump,” MacCallum interjected helplessly, with Trump continuing on his fiery tirade of falsehoods.
“Other countries are releasing their prisoners from their jails, they’re emptying out their jails into the United States of America because of her [Harris] incompetence and her bad border policies,” Trump continued.
“Sir,” MacCallum said, desperately trying to cull his monologue.
“A horrible person to run this country,” Trump snapped. “We won’t have a country if she gets elected.”
As Trump pivoted to attack Biden, he was met with “hmms”, a “yeah” and vigorous head-nodding from Baier as he tried to bring the interview to an end.
“Mr president,” Baier tried and failed to interject.
Ultimately, both Baier and MacCallum chimed in with “thank you very much,” prompting Trump to finally relent and bid farewell.
“We appreciate that live feedback,” Baier added.
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