Trump mocks Al Sharpton for his ‘lowest rated’ show
President Trump mocked Al Sharpton by posting an old picture of him. @realDonaldTrump/TruthSocial
President Trump has reignited his long-running feud with Rev. Al Sharpton by posting an old, unflattering photo of the civil rights activist and urging federal scrutiny of his television work.
In a lengthy post on Truth Social late Sunday, Trump called on the Federal Communications Commission to investigate NBC and ABC, claiming the networks air “almost exclusively positive Democrat content” and suggesting they could lose their broadcast licenses.
The photo, reportedly from around 1988, shows a younger Sharpton in a red shirt with suspenders and a large gold pendant. Trump wrote that Sharpton had once been a “major ‘TRUMP’ fan” and had invited him to his rallies, claiming they drew larger crowds when he attended.
Trump also referenced Sharpton’s involvement in the 1987 Tawana Brawley case, in which a 15-year-old girl’s false rape allegations against four men drew national attention. “His reputation suffered a huge blow after that,” Trump said.
Trump further criticized Sharpton’s television career, claiming his show became “one of the lowest-rated shows in television history” and linking its continuation to NBC chairman Brian Roberts’ reluctance to remove it for fear of being “politically incorrect.” Sharpton’s program, PoliticsNation, airs on MSNBC.
Trump has repeatedly suggested that news networks should face government consequences if they present coverage he considers negative toward him, a stance that has drawn strong criticism from media organizations.
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