
No one draws a crowd like Donald Trump. And his absence from X (Formerly Twitter) is still felt deep and wide. But today, Trump appeared on X, and once again, he drew a record-setting crowd.
BREAKING: In the first 10 minutes of sharing his interview with Trump on ‘Tucker on X,’ Tucker Carlson amassed 20 MILLION impressions.
RIP Fox News and the corporate media… This interview will be record breaking.
After the first 10 minutes, the interview amassed:
20,000,000… pic.twitter.com/mEYwL7LKpP
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 24, 2023
Trump appeared alongside Tucker Carlson to address his absence from the Fox News presidential debate. If you’d like to listen to the entire interview, you can watch it here.
Ep. 19 Debate Night with Donald J Trump pic.twitter.com/ayPfII48CO
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) August 24, 2023
Even Elon Musk commented on Trump’s interview.
Interesting to hear things directly vs through the media filter
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 24, 2023
It’s long past time for people to start seeing this so-called media filter. I’d call it the bias filter, because when it comes to mainstream media, you get the story THEY WANT you to believe.
Here’s the real scoop. Trump didn’t want to deal with “lightweight” Megyn Kelly or the lineup of not-so-qualified candidates participating in the event. Instead, Trump had other ideas.
The Associated Press writes:
Trump, who called his decision “pretty close to irrevocable” in the press conference, said he’d hold an Iowa event at the same time as the debate to raise money for wounded veterans. Iowa hosts the nation’s opening presidential primary contest on Monday.
“With me, they’re dealing with somebody that’s a little bit different. They can’t toy with me like they toy with everybody else,” he said. “Let them have their debate and let’s see how they do with the ratings.”
He added, “Why do I have to make Fox rich?”
Trump had suggested he might skip the Fox debate earlier in the day, drawing a sarcastic statement from the television network that “the Ayatollah and Putin both intend to treat Donald Trump unfairly when they meet with him if he becomes president.”
He’s right, Trump’s presence definitely filled the coffers at Fox News.
The New York real estate mogul’s presence has helped produce massive ratings in the previous six Republican presidential debates. His decision leaves seven candidates to share the primetime stage on Thursday: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.
“Let them have their debate. I’m going to raise money during that period of time for the wounded warriors and for the vets. Let Fox play its games,” Trump said.
He added, “I don’t’ think Iowa’s gonna care.”
It will be interesting to see what tomorrow’s commentary brings. Will it be more anti-Trump hoopla? Or will some faction of the media pivot to the truth for a change? It’s hard to say.
What I do know is that leftists are still hanging out on X, trying their best to disparage Donald Trump.
I came across this response to one Tweeter:
Husbands a 100% wounded Vietnam Vet. We’ve used the VA since 1976 for all care
Trump did a great job for Veterans. Main thing he ended the age discrimination of all 100%wounded WWII, Korean and Vietnam Vets needing VA care that V.P. Biden put in place
Deferments not bother me
— ProudBoomer2 (@Proud_Boomer2) August 20, 2023
U:nfortunately, claims that Trump repeatedly called the military losers elicited this tweet. However, actions speak louder than words. And Trump’s actions show a man who values the military, along with our police force. A man who wants to see our country restored to its former greatness. A man who, despite relentless attacks from the left, stands up for what’s right, and continues to fight– no matter what is thrown his way. So let’s see what tomorrow’s headlines say about this debate, and the man who bowed out before the sh*t show started.