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The MeidasTouch Podcast

Fox News Can’t Hide Trump’s Political Collapse

September 2, 2026

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Fox News Can’t Hide Trump’s Political Collapse

The MeidasTouch Podcast opens with a blunt assessment: Donald Trump’s approval ratings in his second term are “far worse than Biden, far worse than Donald Trump during his first term right now,” and the Democratic Party holds some of the biggest generic ballot leads ever recorded heading into the midterms. The episode’s central argument is that Fox News—which the host repeatedly calls “state regime media”—is in “full panic mode,” scrambling to defend an administration whose policies are failing and whose polling is cratering. The host walks through a series of Fox News segments to expose the network’s propaganda tactics, arguing that none of them are working.

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  • 1 Fox News Can’t Hide Trump’s Political Collapse — Navigation Outline
  • 2 (01:00) **Trump Begs Iran to Rise Up as Fox News Panics** - Host introduces the core thesis: Fox News is scrambling because Trump's approval is at historic lows and Democrats hold huge generic ballot leads heading into the midterms.
  • 3 (02:25) **MAGA Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne Blames Biden-Harris** - Fox News brings on a MAGA Republican who claims everything is Biden and Harris's fault despite the Trump regime being in power.
  • 4 (03:35) **Propaganda Technique Exposed: Claiming Credit for Policy Failures** - Host plays the full clip of Van Duyne arguing Republicans should own the "affordability issue" and claiming their policies are working.
  • 5 (04:48) **Tom Homan: We Deport Parents Regardless of Criminal Status** - Fox News brings on Tom Homan who admits the administration targets parents even if they have U.S. citizen children.
  • 6 (05:36) **Fox News Pivots to AOC's Dating Life in Prime Time** - With the immigration segment failing, Fox News shifts to mocking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's personal life during prime time.
  • 7 (07:03) **Sean Hannity Brings On Treasury Secretary Bessent to Brag About "Verbal Beatdowns"** - Hannity interviews Treasury Secretary Bessent, who claims he gave Canada's Prime Minister Carney a "verbal beatdown."

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox News hosts panicking live on air as Donald Trump's approval hits record lows, his Iran strategy spirals, and the network desperately tries to distract from the political nightmare unfolding for Trump and Republicans ahead of the midterms.

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