While former President Donald Trump has had a more chummy relationship over the years with Fox News than CNN, in recent weeks he’s accused the conservative network of being too aligned with DeSantis. | Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo
06/01/2023 10:39 PM EDT
Former President Donald Trump insisted he did nothing wrong amid reports that he knowingly held onto classified documents after his presidency, in a Fox News town hall appearance Thursday that also saw him lob slights at his primary opponents including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“I don’t know anything about it. All I know is this: Everything I did was right,” Trump responded to a question about a recording that reportedly includes Trump acknowledging he kept a classified document. He quickly pivoted to President Joe Biden, who’s also had classified documents found in his possession.
Fox pre-recorded the event earlier Thursday in Iowa, a state where both Trump and DeSantis have started campaigning for the first Republican presidential votes and are increasingly leveling swipes directly at each other.
Trump repeated criticism of DeSantis for saying he wanted two terms to enact a conservative agenda as president.
“Frankly, I wouldn’t vote for him because he said, ‘You need eight years.’ You need six months,” Trump told Sean Hannity, at one point mispronouncing the governor’s name as “DeSanctus.”
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