From day one, President Trump has been lambasted by the majority of the media outlets and talking heads in today’s talk news landscape, except Fox News. MSNBC, CNN, CBS, ABC, and NBC have all consistently spent their time trashing the first-term President. Despite all the abuse, President Trump has always been able to count on Fox News to hold the line and tell his side of the story – the conservative side. Fox News has consistently been a network willing to truly be “fair and balanced.” Recently, however, the news channel has started transforming themselves into CNN-lite on the weekends, and President Trump has taken notice.

Watching @FoxNews weekend anchors is worse than watching low ratings Fake News @CNN, or Lyin’ Brian Williams (remember when he totally fabricated a War Story trying to make himself into a hero, & got fired. A very dishonest journalist!) and the crew of degenerate…… — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2019

…..Comcast (NBC/MSNBC) Trump haters, who do whatever Brian & Steve tell them to do. Like CNN, NBC is also way down in the ratings. But @FoxNews, who failed in getting the very BORING Dem debates, is now loading up with Democrats & even using Fake unsourced @nytimes as…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2019

…a “source” of information (ask the Times what they paid for the Boston Globe, & what they sold it for (lost 1.5 Billion Dollars), or their old headquarters building disaster, or their unfunded liability? @FoxNews is changing fast, but they forgot the people who got them there! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2019

“They forgot the people who got them there!”

The tweets were a fairly strong charge by the President, but he simply called out what many conservatives and Republicans have been saying for months: Fox News is slowly changing, but not for the better. Their weekend hosts and guests have become more and more critical of the conservative stances that gave the network its market-leading ratings. Conservatives have always had to deal with the grinding rants of Shepard Smith, but generally had little to “endure” outside of him. The network recently hired Donna Brazile, the former DNC head who admittedly rigged debates to favor Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders. She has been much-maligned by those in her own party (including CNN), but is somehow now a “worthy” guest and contributor on Fox News. This fact wasn’t missed by the 45th President of the United States either.

Impossible to believe that @FoxNews has hired @donnabrazile, the person fired by @CNN (after they tried to hide the bad facts, & failed) for giving Crooked Hillary Clinton the questions to a debate, something unimaginable. Now she is all over Fox, including Shep Smith, by far…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2019

….their lowest rated show. Watch the @FoxNews weekend daytime anchors, who are terrible, go after her big time. That’s what they want – but it sure is not what the audience wants! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 8, 2019

Fox News faltering, but not lost?

I don’t believe that the President has lost all faith in Fox News, or at least not with many of the weeknight hosts. Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Laura Ingraham (among others) have consistently told the truth about the Trump administration’s successes. It just seems that many of the higher-ups in the organization are making poor decisions about the long-term focus of the channel. Just this morning, the President tweeted referencing the hosts of Fox & Friends, the networks morning show. The show has long-been a favorite morning show of the President and he has visited them multiple times.

“I agree with the President, the Supreme Court got it wrong. There should be a question about Citizenship on the Census. A.G. Barr sees a pathway to add the Citizenship Question.” Steve Doocy @foxandfriends Working hard on something that should be so easy. People are fed up! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2019

The President is blunt and opinionated, but immensely fair. He will call out what he sees as stupidity, but also praise what he sees as truthful reporting. Fox News still has a lot a positive elements, but it’s shiny veneer may be cracking if it doesn’t shore some things up soon. The market is yearning for a truly conservative news agency, and someone may just step up to the plate if Fox News decides not to.

Is One America News Network becoming the bell of the ball?

At the beginning of his campaign and his Presidency, Trump rarely ever mentioned news networks positively, outside of Fox News. Recently, however, he has become quite a big fan of One America News Network (OANN). The network has become the firebrand for conservative politics on the national television stage and the President has taken notice. With talents like Jack Posobiec, Liz Wheeler, and others delivering quality content that actually sheds light on the current events at hand, it is easy to see why President Trump has taken a liking to the network, tweeting and retweeting them multiple times.

Food Stamp participation hits 10 year low. Wow! @OANN — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2019

“With over a 50% Approval Rating at this point in his Presidency, analysts believe re-election in 2020 looks (very) promising!” @OANN Hey, we have accomplished more than any President in the first 2 1/2 years, WHY NOT? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 15, 2019

Also, congratulations to @OANN on the great job you are doing and the big ratings jump (“thank you President Trump”)! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 13, 2019

Fox News has a decision to make going forward: continue down this path of watering down the truth and going the way of CNN or stick to their roots. The men and women of this country that have supported them over the years are not going to sit idly by and watch them become another lying outlet of the mainstream media. They need to remember who made Fox News great – the people. As the old, southern saying goes: “You’ve got to dance with the one that brought you.”