DEMS/ELECTION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [4-16-19] took jabs at Fox News one day after Sen. Bernie Sanders’ surprisingly successful town hall appearance on the president’s favorite network. Trump said on Twitter that it was ‘weird’ to watch the Democratic presidential candidate on the channel and characterized the town hall as the second instance of unusual behavior by the network known for its conservative bent and fervent defenses of the White House…On Tuesday night he followed up to complain about the makeup of the audience…Trump’s Twitter barbs come after almost two months without a tweet attacking the Vermont senator, a favorite target of the president in 2016 when Sanders challenged Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary. The president sent his last tweet about Sanders in February — a simple post wishing ‘Crazy Bernie’ well as he entered the 2020 race. The president also subtly commented on Fox News’ decision to hire former interim Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile as a commentator, a move made last month amid criticism that the channel functions as a state-run outlet for Trump.”
–Katie Galioto, “Trump goes after Fox News for ‘weird’ Sanders town hall,” Politico, April 16, 2019 9:35 pm