Political analyst Dick Morris tells
Newsmax TV Donald Trump, the leading Republican candidate in the race for president, needs to redirect his fire and take aim at Democrats more often, rather than the media and other members of the GOP in the campaign.
During an interview on
Newsmax TV's "Newsmax Prime," Morris tells host JD Hayworth he thinks
Trump's public spat with Fox News after last week's Republican debate was a waste of his energy.
Story continues below video.
Watch Newsmax TV on
DirecTV Ch. 349, DISH Ch. 223 and
Verizon FiOS Ch. 115. Get Newsmax TV on your cable system —
Click Here Now
"With Trump, the attacks are so strong and so significant that they're great when they're against the Democrats, but when it's turned on a fellow Republican or even on a news anchor, it's questionable," Morris says.
"Trump needed to focus his fire on the Democrats and not constitute friendly fire. He was far too tied up in this whole debate about news anchor and what do you say about this person, what do you say about that person and he needed to focus, to show how effective his fire would be if aimed at the Democrats."
Trump has used social media to spread his campaign message more than he has used more traditional avenues like TV and radio. And when he does appear on TV, it's often via phone instead of in the studio.
Morris said regardless of that, Trump needs to go on the offensive against his opponents on the other side of the political spectrum.
"What Trump needs to do is, whether by Instagram or paid television, he needs to get out there and be leading the charge against this Iran deal," Morris says. "If Donald Trump is in combat against the Democrats, we're going to love them, but if Donald Trump is just out there on his own where we have to judge him and we have to say, who has he said about what and is he against women and all that, we begin to find fault."
"Like a good canon, he needs to fire, but at the enemy."
Morris adds that Trump has brought plenty of attention on himself that there hasn't really been a need for him to put together a campaign ad.
Trump continues to lead the 17-person field of Republicans running for president, and
this week he said he expects to be on the ballot next November against Vice President Joe Biden.
Bryan Cranston, the star of AMC's "Breaking Bad," said Trump's presence in the presidential race is "refreshing."
"There's something so refreshing about shaking up that world that is all about being handled, and here comes this loose cannon — who has terrible ideas and would be a horrible president — but there's something great about his 'I-don't-give-a-[expletive]' attitude that really kind of keeps others honest," Cranston said. "I think it's a surprise benefit to the country, actually."
© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.