Bill de Blasio tells Trump to blame himself, not him or Fox News
Bill de BlasioFormer mayor of New York City and Fox News election-night panelist, in a post on X
Quoting a post that reproduces Trump's message about his appearance on Fox News, de Blasio writes that Trump was wrong on the Iran war, tax cuts for billionaires, Medicaid cuts and data centers, and that Trump should blame himself rather than de Blasio or Fox News.
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Trump says Fox News bears responsibility for Republicans' losses in the November 3, 2026 midterms because it constantly and consistently puts the Democratic opposition on the air.
“You were wrong on the Iran war. Wrong on tax cuts for billionaires. Wrong on Medicaid cuts. Wrong on data centers. And the American people said tonight: No more! Don't blame me or even Fox News... BLAME YOURSELF, DONALD”
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Trump says Fox News bears responsibility for Republicans' midterm losses; Bret Baier says results were close to Fox polls
Shortly before midnight Eastern time on election night, President Trump wrote that Fox News bears responsibility for Republicans' midterm losses by putting Democrats on the air. Minutes later, when he told Fox on a call that its polls were terrible, anchor Bret Baier answered that the night's results were close to what Fox polls showed.
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De Blasio quotes a post that reproduces Trump's message about him and Fox News. He writes that Trump was watching, that he told Trump he was wrong on the Iran war, tax cuts, Medicaid cuts and data centers, and that Trump should blame himself rather than de Blasio or Fox News.
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CNN analysis by Brian Stelter. It says Trump wrote shortly before midnight that Fox News bears responsibility for the losses, then called in to Fox minutes later, congratulated Democrats and called Fox's polling terrible, and that Bret Baier defended his colleagues. It also describes Trump's earlier posts about Jessica Tarlov and Fox ratings, Tarlov's reply on X, and de Blasio's remarks on Fox's panel.
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On Fox's election-night panel, de Blasio spoke about the power of a populist economic message and said many Republicans had voted for Democrats in protest against Trump. Trump then asked in a post why Fox had de Blasio on the air and wrote that the network bears responsibility for the losses. De Blasio's post begins by saying Trump was watching, so he got to tell him to his face.
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The post quotes a post by Eric Daugherty that reproduces Trump's message about de Blasio and Fox News.
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The reference point is Trump's election-night claim that Fox News bears responsibility for Republicans' losses in the November 3, 2026 midterms, one of several complaints he made that night about the network's guests, ratings and polls. De Blasio, whose appearance on Fox's panel Trump objected to in the same post, rejects the claim and places the blame on Trump's own policies. That is a direct rejection of the claim and criticism of Trump for making it, rather than a dispute over its wording.
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