Sky News US correspondent Mark Stone apologised to viewers after inadvertently reading out an expletive from a Donald Trump social media post during live coverage of the US midterm elections from outside the White House.
Stone read out a message published on Truth Social by Trump approximately two hours earlier, in which the President attacked one of the initial polls emerging as polling stations closed. The journalist was forced to apologise after unintentionally reading out the complete expletive from the post.
Trump's Truth Social post
The message read: "The FoxNews Poll, always the worst, is so insulting with the questions they ask. Every question is a hit job, and every answer is "BULL****!"
It continued: "This has been going on for years. President DONALD J. TRUMP."
Earlier that evening, Trump used Truth Social to disclose he was monitoring the pre-election coverage on Fox News. Rather than issuing a final motivational message, the President turned his attention to Jessica Tarlov, a Democratic political strategist who frequently features on the channel.
Reaction to Fox News coverage
Trump branded her a "LOSER" and announced he would need to "go somewhere else" until she is "off the air".
While Trump has outwardly expressed confidence regarding the midterm outcomes, he has allegedly been considerably less optimistic in private. The President spent the day championing a host of Republican candidates through a barrage of Truth Social posts, while simultaneously sharing links directing voters towards polling information.
Midterm battlegrounds
American news outlets have cited sources close to Trump as claiming he has "privately conceded" that his party could be facing the "worst case scenario".
Democrats require four additional Senate seats and three House seats to wrest control of both chambers from the Republicans. The crucial Senate battlegrounds are located in Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.
