Trump Congratulates ‘Fox And Friends’ After Conway Mentions Kudos On Air

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President Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated the hosts of “Fox and Friends” for being named the most influential people in media in 2017 by the website Mediaite.

“Fox and Friends'”s “formula for success” may be hard to emulate: Mediate said the show’s hosts had won the top spot because “[t]he President of the United States regularly starts his day watching Fox & Friends and then tweets about whatever they cover, and however, they cover it.”

“He promotes their show, tags them by name, and sings their praises,” the write-up continued. “That alone makes Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade, and Ainsley Earhardt three of the most influential media people not just in the United States, but in the entire world.”

Perhaps proving the website’s point, Trump tweeted about the award 40 minutes after White House adviser Kellyanne Conway brought it up in an interview with the “Fox and Friends” crew Thursday morning.

“I have to take a point of personal privilege, folks, and congratulate you,” Conway said around 7:05 a.m. ET. “I don’t know if you’re too humble to tell your viewers.”

“We have not mentioned this,” Steve Doocey said.

“I have to do it, I’m sorry,” Conway continued. “Roll the tape, please, the three of you were ranked the number one most influential media figures, number one on the list.”

“Influence and impact are important because we’re just trying to get our message out here, and we appreciate the platform,” she added. “Even though you’re very tough.”

“That was from Mediaite,” Doocey clarified.”

Trump has claimed he doesn’t have time to watch TV, despite reports on his insatiable consumption of cable news. The New York Times reported recently that Trump’s mornings generally begin with TV, and that the President watches hours of news a day.

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  1. The many Fake News Hate Shows should study your formula for success!

    Formula: Bend over.

    It’s very simple Fake News media sites…

  2. Ivanka also appeared on F&F:

    Ivanka Trump was blasted on Twitter on Thursday after she appeared on Fox & Friends to applaud the Republican tax bill as a win for the “middle class” and predicted that it would eventually erase the federal deficit.

    After the hosts of Fox & Friends praised the president’s daughter for her role in passing the tax bill, she explained that she would be traveling around the country early next year to celebrate with the American people.

    “I’m really looking forward to doing a lot of traveling in April when people realize the effect that this has,” she said. “The vast majority will be [doing their taxes] on a single postcard.”

    Has there ever been a clusterfuck of assembled people so single-mindedly stupid and willfully ignorant of basic facts as those surrounding Donald Trump?
  3. Don’t you just love all the Fake News emanating from FAUX and FIENDS?

  4. In a sane world, the fact that they’re influential because the president gets his news, security briefings and policy ideas from a bunch of airheads would not be a good thing. But, then…

  5. I’ve said it before and am compelled to repeat it.
    “FOX and Friends, America’s 3 most perfect imbeciles on one stage.”

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