Former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump demanded ABC News to fire its entire staff following his lackluster performance at the recent presidential debate. Trump, in a post on his social platform, Truth Social, inaccurately claimed he had a successful debate while blaming the media for not giving him proper credit.
However, various polls indicated that most viewers believed Vice President Kamala Harris outperformed Trump during the debate. A CNN/SSRS poll showed Harris with a 26-point lead, a YouGov poll with a 23-point lead, and a Republican-sponsored SoCal Strategies/On Point Politics/Red Eagle Politics poll with a 19-point lead over Trump.
Trump baselessly accused debate moderators of bias, leading to criticism from media outlets such as the Guardian. Following the debate, shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, plummeted by 10 percent, reaching a new low since going public. Perhaps Trump should focus on his own performance rather than blaming others.