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5 min readFox News Erupts as Trump Hits New Polling Low
The MeidasTouch podcast opens with a blunt assessment: Donald Trump's approval ratings have hit "all time lows in presidential history" — the lowest since 1953 — as his administration manages a crashing economy, an ongoing military campaign in Iran, and a new strategy of pretending the war isn't happening while Trump pivots to talking about Kim Jong Un. Against this backdrop, the hosts argue, Fox News has responded not with serious coverage but with segments on college students in bikinis, Senator Jon Ossoff's choice of words, and New York Mayor Eric Adams's bike helmet.
Fox News's Distraction Programming
The podcast runs through several Fox segments from the same day to illustrate what they call "deranged" programming. On Jesse Watters, the network aired a segment featuring college-age women in bikinis being asked basic civics questions they could not answer — a segment the hosts present as emblematic of Fox avoiding real news. "This is what they were focused on," the host says, given everything else happening.
On Laura Ingram's show, the focus shifted to Congresswoman Nancy Mace's new tattoos, with Ingram and a guest discussing the Virgin Mary on Mace's bicep and whether tattoos are appropriate. "I don't like tattoos. I'm not a tattoo person," one guest says, before pivoting to a bizarre reference to Justin Trudeau.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:14) **Fox News in Panic Mode Over Trump’s Collapse** - The host introduces the episode by stating Fox News is panicking as Donald Trump crashes the economy, wages an unlawful war in Iran, and hits new polling lows.
- 2 (00:50) **Fox News Runs Bikini Quiz Segment on Jesse Watters** - The host plays a clip of Jesse Watters interviewing college girls in bikinis who cannot answer basic questions.
- 3 (01:26) **Fox News Attacks Senator Ossoff for Mentioning Natalie Harp** - The host covers Fox News's outrage over Senator Jon Ossoff criticizing Trump for hiding in a catering container with aide Natalie Harp.
- 4 (03:43) **Laura Ingram Discusses Nancy Mace’s Tattoos and Bikini Photos** - The host examines a Laura Ingram segment about Congresswoman Nancy Mace’s new tattoos, shown while she wears a bikini.
- 5 (05:04) **Fox News Attacks Mayor Adams Over Bike Helmet PSA** - The host notes that as Trump’s approval hits all-time lows, Fox News attacks New York Mayor Eric Adams for a video encouraging bike helmet use.
- 6 (09:13) **Fox News Caught Lying About Gas Prices** - The host reports that Fox News had to admit they provided false information about gas prices the previous day.
- 7 (10:58) **Strategic Petroleum Reserves at Historic Low** - The host comments on a Fox News segment that admits the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at its lowest level since "Hall and Oates' 'Maneater' topped the charts."
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox News losing all control on air as Donald Trump sinks to a new low in the polls as all of his plans are utterly failing.
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