THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent As Trump Goes Truly Off Rails on Econ, Fox Quietly Bursts His Bubble
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Mar 2, 2026 Matt Gertz, a senior fellow at Media Matters and right-wing media analyst. He breaks down how Fox is quietly contradicting Trump’s rosy economic claims. They discuss candid Fox Business coverage of weak growth, tensions over tariffs, and how these splits threaten GOP messaging and midterm prospects.
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Fox Business Lets Bad Numbers Through
- Fox Business sometimes admits bad economic data even as Fox News primetime parrots Trump's messaging.
- Matt Gertz points to producer price inflation and other slips on Fox Business that create viewer dissonance with Trump’s claims.
Two Narratives Prop Up Trump's Economy Story
- Right‑wing media deploys two narratives: credit Trump for good news and blame Biden for bad news.
- Gertz says that strategy has worked short term but will strain as negative economic data accumulates before the election.
Fox Business Calls GDP A Bad Miss
- Fox Business reporters have on‑air moments calling GDP and growth reports "bad misses."
- Gertz highlights a 1.4% Q4 growth read and Fox Business labeling it a significant slowdown from 4.4%.