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Oct 5, 2025 Trump attacked Fox News and reporter Pete Doocy, and publicly criticized a Trump-appointed judge for ruling against him Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
The president pressured a friendly network over insufficient favorable coverage and delegitimized an independent judge he had appointed.
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- Trump criticized Trump-appointed judge — Trump publicly attacked Judge Karin Immergut on Truth Social, stating "If he made that decision - Portland is burning to the ground" and "That judge ought to be ashamed of himself." Trump claimed he "wasn't served well by the people who pick judges" despite having appointed Immergut himself. Trump's statements misrepresented conditions in Portland, where protests have been confined to a single city block with no widespread destruction.
- Trump attacked Rev. Al Sharpton and called for FCC investigation of NBC — On Truth Social, Trump attacked Rev. Al Sharpton, a civil rights activist and MSNBC host, claimed Comcast chair Brian Roberts is "afraid" to cancel his show because it wouldn't be "Politically Correct," and once again called on the Federal Communications Commission to "look into" NBC's broadcasting license. This represents a continued pattern of Trump using regulatory agencies to target media outlets critical of his administration.
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Week 38 – 2025-10-04–2025-10-10
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