Trumps Wild New Fits of Rage Over Debate Fiasco Reveal Deep Weakness

Published: Sept. 12, 2024, 9 a.m.

After Kamala Harris\u2019s shellacking of Donald Trump at the debate, Trump ventured on to Fox News, where he attacked the moderators as deeply biased against him. Incredibly, he even said their network, ABC News, should have its broadcasting license revoked. This is really a show of weakness: what enraged him is that real scrutiny was applied to the lies he can air unchallenged on right wing media. We talked to Media Matters senior fellow Matt Gertz\u2014author of a new piece on Trump\u2019s debate struggles\u2014about Trump\u2019s retreat into the MAGA media bubble, why that\u2019s so politically perilous for him, and what it all says about today\u2019s GOP. Listen to this episode here.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices