President Trump tweeted a congratulations to Fox News for its inauguration ratings from his personal account on Tuesday evening, while also criticizing CNN.

"Congratulations to @FoxNews for being number one in inauguration ratings. They were many times higher than FAKE NEWS @CNN — public is smart!” he tweeted.

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Fox News topped broadcast and cable news channels in ratings on Friday, averaging 8.77 million viewers and 2.19 million viewers in the key 25–54 demographic.

Fox’s numbers bested runner-up NBC, which drew 5.9 million viewers.

Trump has repeatedly berated CNN during his presidential campaign and following his election.

At a press conference days before his inauguration, Trump refused to take a question from a CNN reporter.

“Not you. Your organization is terrible,” Trump told CNN’s Jim Acosta as he tried to ask a question.

"I’m not going to give you a question. You are fake news,” Trump said.