The MeidasTouch Podcast Fox News Panics on Air Over Trump Death Spiral
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Dec 4, 2025 The hosts discuss Fox News' frantic response to Trump’s dwindling poll numbers and the economic turmoil plaguing his supporters. They highlight Fox anchors’ discomfort with the term 'affordability' and their bizarre shift to celebrity gossip for distraction. Critiques of on-air sexualization of figures like Sabrina Carpenter and Sidney Sweeney reflect a troubling trend. The conversation also touches on the network's scapegoating of migrant communities and the hypocrisy of political pardons, painting a vivid picture of media manipulation.
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Fox News Avoids Saying 'Affordability'
- Ben Meiselas highlights Fox News' visible anxiety as Trump falters in polls and weak job numbers emerge.
- He argues the network avoids saying 'affordability' to not anger Trump and signal internal panic.
Culture War As Political Decoy
- Meiselas describes Fox pivoting from policy to culture-war distractions to divert attention from economic pain.
- He connects this to attacks on Sabrina Carpenter as a deliberate decoy from real issues like affordability.
Sabrina Carpenter Confronts Music Use
- Meiselas recounts Fox hosts attacking Sabrina Carpenter after she protested use of her music in anti-immigrant videos.
- He plays clips of hosts mocking her and defending Trump's reuse of her music.