Overview
- The president posted on Truth Social on Friday, June 26, attacking Fox anchor Shannon Bream with the nickname “Milk Toast” while claiming his administration has the highest average daily ICE and CBP arrest rate and the highest 12‑month removal totals.
- Reporters who reviewed Bream’s June 26 broadcast found no evidence she compared Barack Obama’s and Mr. Trump’s immigration removal numbers, leaving the motive for the direct attack unclear.
- Independent verification of the administration’s enforcement claims is unresolved and reporters note past administrations used different counting methods when reporting removals.
- The posts follow a pattern of the president publicly targeting Fox personalities and other media figures, including an April attack on Jessica Tarlov, and they come after Fox aired a poll that the president viewed as unfavorable.
- The nickname raised additional attention because it may be a malapropism of “milquetoast,” and the episode could deepen strain between the White House and Fox while shifting coverage from policy to the accuracy of enforcement data.