Podcast #201 - Fox News is Desperate to Keep the Trump Myth Alive as it Quickly Dies

Feb 25, 2026

They dissect Fox News' frantic coverage strategy, including an obsession with Obama mentions to distract from Trump setbacks. They highlight recent legal and economic blows to Trump like the tariff ruling and weak GDP. They examine how Fox frames trade and immigration, spot gaps in reporting on Epstein and policy rollbacks, and call out spectacle politics and dehumanizing rhetoric.

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Tariffs Disproportionately Hurt Lower Income Households

Tariffs are regressive and often harm lower-income households more than the wealthy.
Jeske quotes Tax Foundation analysis showing tariffs reduce worker and capital income and hit low/middle incomes hardest.

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SCOTUS Check On Executive Tariff Power Matters

The Supreme Court ruling limiting presidential tariff powers signals constitutional constraints and political consequences.
Jessica Tarloff on The Five highlighted bipartisan concern and the question of $175 billion owed back to Americans.

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Growth And Inflation Readings Undercut Boom Rhetoric

Recent GDP and PCE readings surprised to the downside, undermining claims of booming growth.
Q4 GDP came in at 1.4% and PCE inflation at 2.9%, both worse than many expected.

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It’s becoming increasingly obvious that Trump’s mountain of broken promises, radical foreign policy decisions and unorthodox economic policies are causing deep damage to his MAGA brand.

Last week the Supreme Court, with three Trump appointees, ruled against Trump’s use of IEEPA to issue tariffs.

The court’s ruling was only one of many failures for Trump last week as newly revised jobs data showed a major contraction in the labor market last year. The trade deficit in 2025 showed little improvement despite Trump’s widespread use of tariffs and the fourth quarter GDP reading was well below expectations.

According to multiple polls Americans have tired of Trump’s harsh immigration policies, and military threats to foreign countries. Most voters have no interest in conquering Greenland, crushing Cuba, managing Venezuela or invading Iran.

Grocery prices and utility bills remain elevated while Trump gaslights the American public insisting that costs for everything have dropped dramatically. Health insurance premiums for millions of Americans have dramatically increased while SNAP and Medicaid benefits have been cut.

Meanwhile the president remains obsessed with his gigantic White House ballroom and plans for an oversized monumental arch built in his honor.

The glorious leader has lost support among nearly every demographic except for his cultish base of supporters. There are even signs that diehard MAGA fans are losing faith.

Underneath all of the spin more sinister details surrounding Trump’s possible involvement with Jeffrey Epstein’s many heinous crimes and sex trafficking operation remains.

Fox News is desperate to keep the Trump myth alive either by ignoring stories that make the president look bad or spending excessive amounts of coverage on segments that aren’t political.

One sign of the network’s panicked approach was the fact that Barack Obama’s name appeared 74 times in the transcripts last week. No kidding.

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