"I'm not happy": Trump hits Fox News after poll

President Donald Trump on Sunday criticized his favorite information network against the unfavorable results of a poll, saying: "There is something going on at the Fox [News]I'll tell you right now. And I'm not happy with that.

Trump's comments to New Jersey reporters answered a question about the quality of the network. recently published survey showing the losing president confrontations facing four of the leading candidates in the Democratic presidential election.

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Trump said he did not "believe" the published poll, adding, "The Fox has changed, my worst polls have always been Fox."

He also complained about how the Democrats had prevented the network from hosting or televising the party's primary debates in 2020, and then reported a warning about the general election cycle.

"And I think Fox is committing a big mistake," said the president when questioned about the poll and network leadership. "Because, you know, it's me who launches the game – in the really big debates."

The president's criticism fits into the pursuit of a wider attack against one of his favorite targets, the media. But Trump has increasingly focused on Fox News, a network known for its conservative stance in recent months for what it sees as unfavorable coverage.

He worked with the network while he was spending time at forums with Democratic presidential candidates earlier in the year. In April, Trump met with Fox and Bernie Sanders at the town hall of the network, and again in May, in front of his town hall with Pete Buttigieg.

This time, Trump's annoyance at an unfavorable poll led him to falsely claim he was in control of the 2020 presidential debates.

The Presidential Debates Committee, which is not controlled by any political party or outside organization and does not endorse, support or oppose political party candidates, has sponsored debates presidential elections in each election since 1988.

Fox News political analyst Juan Williams said on Sunday that Trump was addressing the issue, the president said "never said anything positive", following a message posted earlier in the day on Twitter. "false."

He said he was "certainly happy" with other Fox hosts, including Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs, Tucker Carlson and Jeanine Pirro.