Trump Jr. Reveals Why He Doesn’t Watch Fox News

Donald Trump Jr. pulled no punches in a Monday appearance on The Chris Salcedo Show on Newsmax, blasting Fox News as “ridiculous” and revealing he was effectively banned from the network for over two years due to his outspoken conservative views and strong support for his father, President Donald Trump.

“Honestly, I don’t watch it anymore because it is so ridiculous,” Trump Jr. told host Chris Salcedo. “They try so hard to be unbiased that they’re actually biased against conservatives at this point.”

The president’s eldest son said Fox News has become increasingly hostile to conservative voices, accusing the network of self-censorship in an effort to appear neutral. The result, he said, is a media environment where establishment figures and Democrats are given unfiltered platforms, while populist conservatives are sidelined.

“They Banned Me for Two and a Half Years”

Trump Jr. disclosed that Fox News barred him from appearing on its programming for more than two years — a ban he claims remains largely in effect.

“These are networks that banned me for two-and-a-half [years],” he said. “I’m barely on anymore. I know my father was banned.”

The revelation is likely to further inflame tensions between the Trump political machine and the right-leaning cable news giant, which has faced increasing criticism from the MAGA base for what they categorize as a drift toward the political center — or even the left.

Trump Family Turns on Fox

President Donald Trump also called out Fox News this week, venting frustration on Truth Social over the network’s decision to air an interview with Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) on healthcare without challenging him.

“Why is Fox News and Peter Doocy putting on Democrat Senator Mark Kelly to talk about, totally unabated or challenged, Healthcare?” Trump wrote.

Trump Jr. echoed the sentiment, slamming Fox for giving Democrats airtime “unfettered for hours” to push narratives that were “all lies.”

“They allow them to spew their narrative… But that’s what happens when you have a more RINO network,” he said, referring to “Republicans In Name Only.”

Charlie Kirk, Tucker Carlson, and the Fox “Soft Ban” Strategy

The latest round of Trump-Fox friction follows broader conservative backlash over the network’s treatment of key figures on the right, particularly the “soft ban” of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.

Kirk, a vocal Trump ally and fierce defender of ousted Fox host Tucker Carlson, was reportedly blacklisted by the network for his post-2020 election commentary and vocal criticisms of Fox’s internal politics.

Following Kirk’s death in September, former Fox anchor Megyn Kelly criticized the network for what she saw as hypocrisy in its tributes.

“It’s really bothering me how Fox News is talking about Charlie, like he was theirs — he wasn’t. It’s a lie. Just stop,” Kelly said on her show. “They wouldn’t put Charlie on. He had been too supportive of Tucker.”

Fracturing on the Right

The Trump family’s rift with Fox News reflects a deeper divide within the conservative movement between the old-guard GOP establishment and the MAGA populist base. Once viewed as a reliable ally of the Trump White House, Fox News increasingly drew fire throughout the Biden years for what critics say was a calculated shift away from the Trump brand of politics.

For Donald Trump Jr., the message is simple: Fox News no longer represents the voice of the grassroots right.

What’s Next?

While Fox News continues to dominate cable news, growing while competitors like CNN and MSNBC hemorrhage talent, Newsmax, Real America’s Voice, and independent platforms like Rumble continue to gain traction with Trump-aligned conservatives who say they’ve had enough of the Fox News filter.

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