President Donald Trump posted the tweet from his personal account, @realDonaldTrump, rather than the official account he now controls, @POTUS. | Getty Trump tweets praise of Fox News for inaugural coverage

Donald Trump kicked off his first full day as president on Twitter—where else?—with a missive praising Fox News for favorable coverage of his inaugural address.

“A fantastic day and evening in Washington D.C. Thank you to @FoxNews and so many other news outlets for the GREAT reviews of the speech!” Trump wrote early Saturday morning. He posted the tweet from his personal account, @realDonaldTrump, rather than the official account he now controls, @POTUS. Trump had previously signaled he would likely continue using the personal account after taking office.


Trump’s address, in which he painted a dark picture of the nation and called for an end to “this American carnage,” was greeted warily by many on TV news, including on Fox.

“This was the speech of an insurgent, the leader of a revolt that has won and taken control of Washington,” Fox News’ Chris Wallace said.

But other Fox commentary apparently caught Trump’s attention, winning the network presidential praise.

“I thought the speech was not poetic, but quite strong. It was very much Trump,” Fox News’ Brit Hume mused after the speech.