Trump Rages Corporate Owners of MSNBC ‘Should Be Forced To TELL THE TRUTH’ After Critical Tariff Segment

President Donald Trump claimed MSNBC’s coverage of his administration “should be considered a Major Campaign Violation,” just minutes after a Morning Joe segment ridiculed his controversial tariff policy.

At 9:24 a.m., the MSNBC morning show launched into a discussion about Trump’s suggestion on Friday morning that he could cut China tariffs to 80% ahead of negotiations with the country.

Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough sought to calm viewers he said might be “wringing their hands” over this latest development by dismissing it as political theater. “With Donald Trump, I still believe it’s all showbiz. It’s all symbolism,” he said. “It’s getting to where he wants to get, whether it’s a month from now, two months from now, or six months from now.”

“And so, the fact that he was able to say, here’s a trade deal. Here’s the representative of the country that we have the most special relationship in the world. We’re gonna start here. I just don’t think the details right now matter, especially if you look back six months from now. This is the start of a symbolic process. That’s my take on it. So people that are like getting into minutia and freaking out, I mean, I don’t know where they’ve been since 2017.”

MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle and CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin then each offered reasoned criticism of Trump’s tariff policy, which has sparked fears of a looming recession.

“Donald Trump is backed into a corner,” Ruhle said. “His grand plans of tariffs, tariffs, tariffs aren’t working, right? You’re seeing day in and day out, more business leaders, whether it’s Warren Buffett or Jamie Dimon or Ken Griffin on big global stages saying this is going to crush us economically.”

Trump apparently didn’t love the discussion. Ten minutes after it concluded, at 9:41 a.m., he posted on Truth Social :

MSNBC, the worst there is on Television misrepresentation, is so far knowingly off in their statements about me and Tariffs that it should be considered a Major Campaign Violation. They are nothing less than an arm of the Democrat National Committee, and their untruths are incredible, real losers. Their ratings are down the tubes, but that pressure on them doesn’t give them the right to lie and cheat!

Of course, the Constitution protects free speech, and criticism is not a “campaign violation.” MSNBC’s coverage is very often in lockstep with rhetoric from Democrats, but this has been the case for some time. It also reflects the current and highly partisan cable news ecosystem, where the commentary from MSNBC’s competitors is also not much different from the Republican Party, but here we are.

But wait, there’s more! Two hours later, this segment was still vexing Trump so much that he returned to social media to insult Ruhle as “never known as a ‘High IQ’ person.” posting:

I just watched an exhausted, highly neurotic Stephanie Ruhle spew LIES about Tariffs, as do many others, in order not to give me the Victory that they all see coming. Few people know Stephanie Ruhle, but I do, and she doesn’t have what it takes. Our Deal with the United Kingdom yesterday was AMAZING for both Countries and, in addition to everything else, British Airways just ordered $10 Billion Dollars worth of new Boeing planes. We’re going to make a fortune with Tariffs, only smart people understand that, and Stephanie was never known as a “High IQ” person. MSDNC has become the Voice of the Democrat Party, and they should be treated as a Political Advocate with all of the Taxes and Penalties therefrom. Their Ratings are terrible, but Brian Roberts and his crew should be forced to TELL THE TRUTH. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

What was it that set Trump off? Probably Ruhle saying, “Unless he turns this around, three weeks from now, you walk into a store and we’re going to have a covid-like supply chain crisis, and Trump is looking for an exit”

Watch above via MSNBC.