Fox News Admires Trump’s Violent Tweet About CNN

We can just imagine the 24/7 poutrage on Fox News if President Barack Obama had tweeted a video of himself body slamming Fox News. But when it’s Dear Leader Donald Trump slamming CNN, Trump TV thinks it’s awesome! UPDATED

In case you missed it, here's what the current occupant of the Oval Office thinks is funny and more important than fixing health care, investigating Russia's interference in our election or terrorism:

#FraudNewsCNN #FNN pic.twitter.com/WYUnHjjUjg
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2017

Fox News’ Twitter account didn't come right out and praise Trump's tweet portraying violence against an American media institution as fun and heroic. But those patriots sure did suggest their admiration via their choice of retweets and excerpts published after the firestorm over Trump's Tweet had already erupted:

On "Justice with @JudgeJeanine," @JerryFalwellJr said he approved of @POTUS's use of social media. pic.twitter.com/f4vxbN1mHe
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 2, 2017

.@dbongino: "The destruction of our democracy - the flames are being fanned by the mainstream media." pic.twitter.com/CZEp86r83R
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 2, 2017

Presidential Knockout: Trump Tweets Video of Himself Beating Up 'CNN' https://t.co/FFilOPEc7p
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 2, 2017

.@POTUS: "The fake media tried to stop us from going to the White House but I'm president and they're not." pic.twitter.com/wziZSABKcZ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 2, 2017

.@JesseBWatters: "The left, so blinded by their hatred for @POTUS & so desperate to sell Islamophobia, has created a fake news firestorm." pic.twitter.com/BPMmKaoDpQ
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 2, 2017

Presidential Knockout: @POTUS Tweets Video of Himself Beating Up '@CNN'https://t.co/FFilOPEc7p
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 2, 2017

President #Trump tweets video of him wrestling down CNN https://t.co/GYLi0k36l1
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 2, 2017

Notice that Fox retweeted Trump's body-slamming video three times (so far)?

Fox News Sunday panelists mildly criticized Trump’s tweeting in general, shortly after the CNN Tweet.

Marie Harf on Trump’s social media use:There are real issues we’re grappling & he spends time on this? Makes people question his governing.
— FoxNewsSunday (@FoxNewsSunday) July 2, 2017

.@GeraldFSeib on Trump’s defense of social media use: Issue is tone. Attention isn’t paid to important accomplishments because of this.
— FoxNewsSunday (@FoxNewsSunday) July 2, 2017

Nothing in the Fox News Twitter feed has criticized him since.

Meanwhile, over at Fox News, the Trump Team called the tweet a “throwdown.”

Donald Trump famously said during his 2016 campaign, "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters. I don't know about voters but I think it's a safe bet he would not lose Fox News.

UPDATE: Fox News Insider called Trump's Tweet "Presidential Knockout" and paired it with a video of Sean Hannity attacking CNN

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commented 2017-07-03 11:17:56 -0400 · Flag

Any chance of forcing such idiots to watch “High Noon” a couple of times? The whole American ethos is based on quiet strength, firmness, not beating people up. The current administration and its supporters clearly missed out on the sort of traditional American socialisation that came with that “howdy” from the front porch of every house in the neighbourhood.

commented 2017-07-02 19:28:50 -0400 · Flag

On "Justice with @JudgeJeanine," @JerryFalwellJr said he approved of @POTUS’s use of social media.

And yet, Fox had a fit when President Obama appeared on Jimmy Fallon . . .

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commented 2017-07-02 17:20:32 -0400 · Flag

FDR was correct then ~ “We have nothing to fear but fear itself”. Today ~ we need not fear ISIS but rather the alt-right white supremacists running our country & Faux news. I am more terrified of what Eric Trump’s new haircut stands for than anything “banned” refugees might suggest. These folks are making the KKK look like kindergartners who never made it to first grade. This is beyond a scary horror movie ~ this is real life & they are leading our country to another civil war. I can only pray they all become like the confederate party ~ with a much quicker end to their defeat.