Trumps Rage at Fox News for Crossing Him Hints at a Darker Story

Published: June 21, 2024, 9 a.m.

b'This week, Donald Trump\\xa0raged\\xa0at a Fox News poll finding behind, and\\xa0lashed out\\xa0at Fox for featuring a guest who dared criticize him. Trump regularly unloads on Fox when it doesn\\u2019t follow his script, which is remarkable, given that Fox is usually committed to deceiving its viewers on his behalf. Both Trump and Fox draw on a long history, in which grift and scams have been deeply intertwined with the American right for over a half century. We talked to journalist Joe Conason, author of a\\xa0new book\\xa0called: \\u201cThe Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism,\\u201d about the place of the tortured Trump-Fox relationship in that long, ugly story.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'