Trump Complains About Fox’s Poll Coverage, Rich Lowry ‘Balls’ Remark

Donald Trump signs RNC loyalty pledge at Trump Tower, New York, America - 03 Sep 2015 (Rex Features via AP Images)
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Donald Trump on Thursday morning explained why he has decided to boycott Fox News after he complained on Wednesday that the network treats him “unfairly.”

The real estate mogul said that Fox host Bill O’Reilly “is okay,” even though Fox News cancelled Trump’s appearance on O’Reilly’s show Wednesday night. The network said they cancelled the appearance before Trump announced his boycott. Trump complained about how the network covers his performance in the polls.

“They don’t put up the good polls. They don’t put up polls — if I’m leading big in a poll, they don’t put it up,” Trump added, later complaining that he saw a headline noting that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) surpassed former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in a poll without noting Trump’s lead.

Trump then turned to Megyn Kelly’s show, referencing National Review editor Rich Lowry’s Wednesday night appearance on “The Kelly File.”

“Megyn Kelly, you had this loser on last night. This guy Lowry — I never even heard of him. He was so out of control. He lost control of himself. It was actually sad,” Trump said on “Morning Joe.”

On Wednesday night, Lowry said of Trump, “Let’s be honest: Carly cut his balls off with the precision of a surgeon, and he knows it.”

The National Review editor’s comments sparked a battle with Trump on Twitter Wednesday night.

On “Morning Joe” Thursday morning, Trump said that Twitter enables him to “fight back.”

“It’s like owning the New York Times without the losses,” he said. “With one tweet, 140 characters, you can knock somebody out.”

Watch part of Trump’s interview on “Morning Joe” via MSNBC:

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