The current relationship between the 45th president and the top-rated cable news outlet appears to be in… let’s call it disrepair. Trump has repeatedly called out what he sees as unfair coverage from Fox News, and instead opts to promote the slavish coverage he gets from more extreme and marginal outlets like recently de-platformed OAN(N?) and Newsmax.

On Wednesday, Trump promoted comments made by Dave Rubin in which the conservative provocateur said “MSNBC, CNN, rest of liberal media ‘desperately need’ Trump to run in 2024.”

Trump added via TruthSocial, “And Fox, which would die without me!”

Ironically, the interview was posted on FoxNews.com, which neatly illustrates how Trump needs Fox News more than the other way around. However, a better illustration of that point is the ongoing dominant ratings that the cable news network is currently enjoying, especially as they editorially move away from the former president.