Trump blasts Fox News for ignoring his Ohio rally as midterm polls show Republicans facing a wipeout

From the Newshound archive · first published 5 October 2026.

President Donald Trump lashed out at Fox News on Sunday after the network failed to cover his rally in Vandalia, Ohio, calling out the MAGA-friendly outlet on Truth Social and warning its viewers would "very quickly stop watching." Trump, 80, declared Fox "spends more time talking to Communists, Socialists, and Dumocrats" while singling out panelist Jessica Tarlov by name. The broadside comes with less than a month until the November 3 midterms, where polling increasingly points to a brutal night for Republicans.

Trump told rally crowds in Oklahoma to 'pretend I'm running' and warned: 'If we don't win, they'll end up impeaching me.'

Republicans in Ohio are in trouble — Trump's preferred Senate pick Jon Husted is reportedly trailing, and Vivek Ramaswamy faces a tough gubernatorial fight against Democrat Amy Acton.

Trump has already banned CNN, MSNBC and Politico from the White House premises as his attacks on the press intensify ahead of the vote.