India, Jan. 26 -- In a ruthless attack on MSNBC, President Donald Trump declared that American cable news channel is "close to death" and its host Rachel Maddow will soon "be off the air."

In a Truth Social post on January 25, the 47th President of the US wrote: "Wow! Rachel Maddow has horrible ratings. She'll be off the air very soon."

Calling MSNBC and CNN "the enemy of the people," Trump further stated, "CNN HAS REACHED THE BOTTOM. This is a good thing."

Trump targetted Maddow after she compared him to Fidel Castro, the dictator of Cuba.

She made the comments on Wednesday while discussing Trump's recent pardons on January 6.

Maddow, who leads MSNBC in ratings, began her on-air tirade with criticism of Stewart Rhodes, the liberated...