Fox News Panics as Trump Crushes GOP Midterm Chances

August 26, 2026

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Fox News in Panic Mode as Trump Drags Down GOP Midterm Prospects

The MeidasTouch Podcast opens with a striking admission from an unlikely source: Laura Ingram, one of Fox News's most prominent MAGA propagandists, warning her audience that Republicans are "in a lot of trouble" heading into the midterms. "We're talking about losing Iowa, folks," she says, as her own guest describes Republicans "whistling past the graveyard" on Senate seats they thought were safe. The episode documents a cascade of bad news for the GOP, from collapsing polling numbers to internal panic on Fox News itself.

Fox News Hosts Sound the Alarm on Republican Senate Races

The most telling segment features Ingram and her guest Ned Ryun running through a list of supposedly safe Republican Senate seats that are suddenly in play. Ryun names South Carolina, Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio as states where complacency could cost the party. He points to Texas, where incumbent Senator Ken Paxton "doesn't even seem to be campaigning," and warns of "real apathy in the grass roots" because Trump voters feel betrayed: "We gave Republicans all the power in 24 — House, Senate, White House — and it really didn't follow through on some of these promises."

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1 (00:00) **Fox News in Crisis Mode Over Midterms** - The episode opens with the host stating that Fox News is panicking and predicting massive losses for MAGA Republicans in the upcoming midterms.
2 (03:15) **Trump’s Canada Trade War and Low Approval Ratings** - Fox News hosts criticize Donald Trump’s handling of relations with Canada and his historically low approval numbers.
3 (05:28) **Fox Guest Pushes Back on Anti-Trans Distractions** - A segment on Fox features a guest who forcefully rejects the network’s focus on a publicity stunt involving a former NBA player at a WNBA game.
4 (06:53) **JP Morgan Warns of Global Food Crisis** - Fox News reports on a JP Morgan warning that Trump’s failed policies could lead to a global food crisis.
5 (08:36) **Jesse Waters Says He “Likes” Abdul El-Sayed** - Fox host Jesse Waters makes bizarre comments about Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, calling him a "guy’s guy."
6 (11:33) **Jesse Waters Brings Up His Own Circumcision** - In a follow-up, Waters jokes that his interview with El-Sayed revealed he is circumcised, leading to a bizarre segment on Fox.
7 (13:44) **Sean Hannity’s Obsession with Trans Kids** - Sean Hannity claims that Democrats have a "dangerous obsession with trans kids," which the host calls a state regime media tactic.