President-elect Donald Trump made clear that he is not impressed with the Wall Street Journal following a series of less than flattering articles about Trump nominees from the Rupert Murdoch-owned outlet.
At issue is a WSJ piece about two of his embattled picks, which reads in part:
On Tuesday, the DEA pick, Chad Chronister, a Florida county sheriff, said that the “gravity of this very important responsibility set in” and that he concluded he should pull his name. He had come under attack from conservatives for a 2020 arrest of a pastor who defied Covid-19 restrictions and held a large church service.
Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick to run the Pentagon, conducted another round of meetings with Republican senators to quell concerns about his fitness for the post. While the former Fox News host has never led a large government agency, the debate about his qualifications and his opposition to women serving in combat roles has been overshadowed by allegations related to his personal life.
In reaction to that article, Trump posted on social media:
The Wall Street Journal is becoming more and more obnoxious and unreadable. Today’s main headline is: “Trump’s DEA Pick Pulls Out In Latest Setback.” With all that’s happening in the World, this is their Number One story of the day. Besides, he didn’t pull out, I pulled him out, because I did not like what he said to my pastors and other supporters. But, more importantly, what’s my “latest” setback??? I just won the Presidency of the United States! They haven’t written a good story about me in YEARS. Somebody over there ought to look at what they’re doing. The only one worse than them is stupid, China-centric Forbes Magazine!
