David Pakman
Role at the time: Host of The David Pakman Show, in a post on Bluesky
Response to this claim
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.
“They lost everything, and they've learned nothing. Trump blaming Fox News.”
Why we used this label
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. Pakman presents Trump's blaming of Fox News as evidence that Republicans have learned nothing from their losses, a direct criticism of the claim and of Trump for making it.
