President Trump criticized Fox News host Chris Wallace by calling Nasty & Obnoxious

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US President Donald Trump repeatedly targeted Fox News journalist Chris Wallace and called Nasty and Obnoxious. The journalist has been named a moderator of an upcoming presidential debate against Joe Biden. Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace will moderate the first of three debates, followed by C-Span’s political editor Steve Scully and NBC’s White House correspondent Kristen Welker. Point to be noted that CNN will not have a moderator for the first time since 2008. Wallace joked with President Trump in a recent interview about his mean tweets attacking the anchor as a “Mike Wallace wannabe” who will never be like his father. Wallace said in the July interview, “Some people were surprised when you agreed to this interview, especially because some of the mean tweets you’ve said about me”.

President Trump continued his apparent feud at a campaign rally in New Hampshire on Friday with the veteran journo after Wallace criticized the president’s speech accepting the Republican nomination for president as flat, lacking in excitement, and too long. Trump said he got great reviews on his speech except for Wallace, who would never be like his father because of a lack of talent. He said, “Then one person, I think it was Chris Wallace, nice guy he’s actually a nice guy. He said that ah, he didn’t have the same energy in the speech that he usually has. Well, it’s a different kind of speech. You see actually Chris, who has always wanted to be his father, but it never worked out because of a lack of talent, actually, Chris has it wrong.

Trump added, “If I did last night’s speech here, by now you would have all been walking out”. Wallace will moderate the first debate on 29 September in Cleveland, Ohio. He is returning to the chair after moderating Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016. It was the first time a Fox News anchor had been selected to oversee a debate in the general election. Trump’s communications director, Tim Murtaugh issued a statement claiming some of the moderators can be identified as clear opponents of President Trump and that Biden will actually have a teammate onstage. Murtaugh added, “These are not the moderators we would have recommended if the campaign had been allowed to have any input. One thing is sure; Chris Wallace’s selection ensures that Biden will finally see him face-to-face after dodging his interview requests.