Fox News should use more flattering photographs of former US President Donald Trump, according to Trump.
The one-term president and 2024 hopeful was on social media complaining about the conservative network first thing on Thursday morning, writing that those who run the morning news show Fox & Friends “purposely show the absolutely worst pictures” of him.
“Especially the big ‘orange’ one with my chin pulled way back,” Trump wrote. “They think they are getting away with something, they’re not.”
“And then they want me to debate!” he added. (Trump has not committed to participating in the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate, which Fox News will host next week.)
It is not clear which chinless photo Trump specifically objected to.
One image appearing to fit his description was aired at least twice during Thursday morning’s Fox & Friends broadcast. It shows Trump speaking last summer at a gathering for the America First Policy Institute in Washington:
Trump also took aim at Fox News’ photographic choices earlier this summer, claiming in June that “three people in New Hampshire” had asked him “why Fox News uses such ‘horrible’ pictures” of him in stories.
“The coloring, distortions, everything are just so bad,” Trump wrote on social media. “They must sit and look at 100 different shots, and then take the 10 absolute worst. My staff has even complained about it for months, but to no avail.”
But without a specific example of what Trump considers a “bad” photograph, it is hard to say what Trump does and does not find acceptable.
For example, we cannot be sure whether he would object to these:
Who can say?
Note: As of Thursday, there are 446 days left until the 2024 presidential election.