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Attacking ‘hysterical’ media a go-to segment at Fox

NEW YORK — What do the phrases “blind hatred,” ’'frothing,” ’'hysteria,” ’'meltdown,” ’'freak-out” and “derangement” have in common? Particular favorites this week were CNN’s Anderson Cooper saying Trump’s performance at his news conference with Putin was “disgraceful,” and CNN’s John King calling it the “surrender summit.” Not included were clips from Fox News or its sister Fox Business Network, where several personalities criticized Trump in the hours after the summit. Neil Cavuto said Trump’s performance was “disgusting.” Bret Baier called it “almost surreal.” To Trish Regan, it was “clearly not his best performance.” Seven hours before Ingraham acknowledged Trump’s “self-inflicted wound” on Wednesday, Fox’s Shepard Smith made the incident the lead of his news show. “Why he says one thing and the White House attempts to change it, we don’t know.” Brian Kilmeade of “Fox & Friends” suggested Tuesday that Trump should pay attention to his critics, while co-host Steve Doocy called the president’s performance “puzzling.” That seemed forgotten a day later, when the morning show aired a package of critical clips under the headline “Media Blasts Trump’s Approach.” Fox did not make an executive available to talk about its shows. Fox’s White House correspondent John Roberts noted via Twitter that Trump had doubled down on his “fake news media, enemy of the people mantra” for reporting that his meeting with Putin was widely panned by fellow Republicans.

Associated Press

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