Donald Trump is boycotting Fox News Channel.
The front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination tweeted his intention after a scheduled Thursday appearance on FNC's top-rated program "The O'Reilly Factor" was canceled by the cable network.
".@Fox News has been treating me very unfairly & I have therfore decided that I won't be doing any more Fox shows for the foreseeable future."
A Fox News spokesperson confirme that Trump's tweet was in response to the cancellation of his appearance with Bill O'Reilly.
"The press predictably jumped to cover his tweet, creating yet another distraction from any real issues that Mr. Trump might be questioned about," the spokesperson said in a statement. "When coverage doesn't go his way, he engages in personal attacks on our anchors which have grown stale and tiresome. He doesn't seem to grasp that candidates telling journalists what to ask is not how media works in this country."
While Trump boosts ratings for cable news whenever he gives an interview or makes a campaign speech, those surges are less pronounced on Fox News, which has the largest audience in cable news and is even more dominant among conservative-leaning viewers.
More: www.latimes.com
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