Former US President Donald Trump has unleashed a fresh torrent of criticism aimed squarely at broadcaster Piers Morgan, delivering a brutal assessment of their recent televised conversation and its subsequent performance.
In a characteristically fiery statement, Trump branded his interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored a complete "disaster," but not for the reasons one might expect. The crux of his attack focused on the show's notoriously poor viewing figures, which he took immense pleasure in highlighting.
The heart of Trump's grievance lies in the ratings. He mockingly pointed out that the much-hyped interview managed to attract a peak audience of only 50,000 viewers on its UK broadcast channel, TalkTV. To add insult to injury, he compared this figure to the millions he claims to regularly draw on his own social media platform, Truth Social.
Trump's statement left no room for ambiguity: “Piers Morgan’s ratings were a total disaster… I gave him an interview, and it was terrible.” He went even further, suggesting the broadcaster is now pleading for a follow-up conversation, a request Trump seems to have no intention of honouring.
This public dressing-down is the latest chapter in a complex relationship between the two media personalities. The interview itself was a tense affair, where Morgan challenged Trump on several fronts, including the 2020 election results and his ongoing legal battles. Trump's latest comments suggest any goodwill from that sit-down has well and truly evaporated.
The fallout serves as a stark reminder of Trump’s modus operandi: he remains a formidable figure who relentlessly controls his narrative and publicly dismisses any platform he deems unworthy of his influence.
