Ya fired!....no but really, I quit.

For the Donald, all's well that ends well. That is as long as he's the one doing the firing, or in this case quitting. After Fox cancelled Trump's Thursday scheduled appearance on The O'Reilly Factor, the leading Republican candidate took to Twitter to inform "Trump Nation" how things went down. 

Not too long after 12 p.m. Wednesday, Trump issued this message 

"@FoxNews has been treating me very unfairly & I have therefore decided that I won’t be doing any more Fox shows for the foreseeable future." 

Two days before his on-air cancellation and subsequent boycott of the network, Trump took a direct shot at The O'Reilly Factor via twitter, 

"@oreillyfactor, why don’t you have some knowledgeable talking heads on your show for a change instead of the same old Trump haters. Boring!" 

Don't worry, this continuing soap opera of Trump and his tumultuous relationship with the media gets juicier. After Trump's boycott tweet on Wednesday, Fox promptly responded with their own take on the events, 

"At 11:45am today, we canceled Donald Trump’s scheduled appearance on The O’Reilly Factor on Thursday, which resulted in Mr. Trump’s subsequent tweet about his ‘boycott’ of FOX News. The press predictably jumped to cover his tweet, creating yet another distraction from any real issues that Mr. Trump might be questioned about. When coverage doesn’t go his way, he engages in personal attacks on our anchors and hosts, which has grown stale and tiresome. He doesn’t seem to grasp that candidates telling journalists what to ask is not how the media works in this country." 

Fox, which attracts a substantial amount of Republican viewers, has had strained relations with Trump for quite some time. His most recent bump in the road with the network came as a result of his attacks on Fox anchor Megyn  Kelly, who served as moderator during the first Republican debate. I'm no ju-ju guru, but one would think that issuing statements like those probably aren't going to be good for your PR. Alas, the Donald remained nothing short of himself, adding yet another chapter to his growing book of "you-can't-fire-me-I-quit." 
     
A similar situation transpired with Macy's after Trump's degrading comments toward Hispanic immigrants. Macy's declared their plans to end business relations with Trump, only for him to counter that he was severing the ties due to his disdain towards his products being manufactured in China, and saying they (Macy's) were experiencing a lot of pressure from other outside sources. 

Trump continues to carry a majority of the support in the polls, as he currently trends at 24% (nearly 8% above Dr. Ben Carson who sits in 2nd). Though there is the saying of "any publicity is good publicity," I suspect most would disagree with that statement when the stakes at hand consist of being in the running to be named the next Commander In Chief. For now Trump remains at the head of the merry-go-round that is the Republican nomination, but for how long? Those behind him have gained significant ground since his initial upward spike in the polls. Much like a prize race horse owner, money can only take you so far, after that it's all about performance and the ability get the job done. While we're a good ways from the home stretch, Trump isn't doing himself any favors in regards to getting the media on his side. 


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