Usually Supportive Fox Host Rips Trump

Ahead of a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Trump ripped former President Barack Obama and an investigation into the 2016 presidential election in a series of early-morning tweets that even a Fox & Friends host criticized.

President Obama thought that Crooked Hillary was going to win the election, so when he was informed by the FBI about Russian Meddling, he said it couldn’t happen, was no big deal, & did NOTHING about it. When I won it became a big deal and the Rigged Witch Hunt headed by Strzok!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 16, 2018

In a second tweet, Trump blamed years of “foolishness and stupidity” on the part of the United States for its poor relationship with Russia, ignoring Russian hacking ahead of the 2016 election and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea.

According to philly.com, among those who criticized Trump’s tweets was Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade, who is usually among the president’s most ardent supporters in the media. Kilmeade, discussing Trump’s tweets ahead of his meeting with Putin, called the president’s comments “ridiculous” and “insulting to past administrations.”

"Ridiculous": @foxandfriends host @kilmeade blasts @realDonaldTrump's tweets about Russia ahead of Putin meeting. https://t.co/h8OUoT3p3j pic.twitter.com/aqJ9qSgYpv

— Rob Tornoe (@RobTornoe) July 16, 2018

“That’s by far the most ridiculous tweet of late, and that is insulting to past administrations,” Kilmeade said on Fox and Friends Monday morning. “He can’t be saying that going into the Russian summit.”