Donald Trump Hands 'Fox News Sunday' Biggest Audience in 6 Years

Donald Trump continued to deliver massive ratings for TV news networks, and the latest to benefit was “Fox News Sunday.”

The Sunday morning political show anchored by Chris Wallace attracted 1,618,000 viewers and 471,000 viewers in the 25-54 demo on Sunday, Oct. 18. The audience was a six-year high for “FNS.”

During the interview, Trump sparked controversy by suggesting President George W. Bush didn’t make America safe after the 9/11 terror attacks happened on his watch.

The comments solicited strong pushback from Jeb Bush, who railed against The Donald for blaming his brother for the attack.

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Trump continues to top most national polls as the GOP frontrunner but is now trailing Dr. Ben Carson for the first time in Iowa by 28 percent to 20 percent, a new Quinnipiac poll reported on Thursday.

15 Times Donald Trump Courted Controversy (Photos)

The U.S. Justice Department accused Trump of not renting to minority tenants in 1973.
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Trump was accused of dooming the fledgling U.S. Football League in 1984 when he insisted it go head to head with the NFL with a fall game schedule.
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Trump sparked a feud with Rosie O'Donnell in 2006, calling the comedian "disgusting" and "a slob," among other things
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In September 2010, Trump accused the imam of a proposed mosque near NYC's Ground Zero of using religion to bargain for a better real estate price.
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Joining the dubious "birther" movement, Trump fought to get President Obama to release his long-form birth certificate in April 2011.
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Trump earned the ire of environmentalists when he unveiled plans for a massive golf course in Scotland in July 2012.
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Trump upset gay rights groups when he compared gay marriage to golf in February 2013.
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In August 2013 Trump was the subject of a civil suit for allegedly false promises made to students of his Trump University.
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A new waterfront Chicago skyscraper opened in 2014 despite widespread complaints about the 20-foot-high sign bearing his name.
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Trump began a feud with Russell Brand after seeing the British comedian on a talk show and disliking what he saw.
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Trump minced no words when he tweeted about the "thugs" rioting in Baltimore in April 2015 following the death of an African American man in police custody.
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Announcing his bid for the GOP nomination in June 2015, Trump set off a media firestorm when he called Mexican immigrants criminals and "rapists."
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Trump reportedly paid actors $50 a head to attend his presidential announcement speech in June 2015.
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