Trump has a new conspiracy theory involving Bernie Sanders and Fox News

Bernie Sanders on Fox News
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) seemed to know he could get inside President Trump's head by doing a town hall on Fox News, and Trump's Twitter feed shows that 24 hours after the town hall aired, Sanders was still in there, rent-free. Trump appeared to still be stewing over what Politico calls Sanders' "triumphant" hour of "positive publicity" and frequent domination of Fox News from "smack in the middle of Trump Country." Among other things, Trump accused Fox News of having "stuffed" the town hall with an unrepresentative sample of "Bernie supporters."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.