Fox Struggles to Spin Trump's Behavior as GOP Faces Election Crisis
November 1, 2026
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5 min readFox Struggles to Spin Trump's Behavior as GOP Faces Election Crisis
The MeidasTouch Podcast opens with a striking admission from Fox News itself: a guest declares that Donald Trump has "the riz"—charisma, star power—and that Republican candidates should be "thanking him" for driving energy around the midterms. This isn't a compliment the host intends to pay. It's evidence, in the host's telling, of a network in full-blown panic mode, trying to manage a political crisis it helped create.
The Three-Layer Brainwashing Cycle
The host argues that Fox News operates on a carefully engineered daily loop. The pattern begins with rage-inducing content: clips of Trump talking about "men's asses" and cognitive exams, or Mark Levin calling Dr. Abdul El-Sayed "an enemy of the United States in every respect." These segments are designed to trigger the viewer's "reptilian brain"—to make them angry and defensive.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:30) **Fox News in Panic Mode Before Midterms** - MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas opens by calling Fox News "state regime media" and says the network is panicking days before the midterm elections, using bizarre segments to distract viewers.
- 2 (04:02) **Distraction Tactics: Sydney Sweeney and Sophie Cunningham** - Fox runs culture war stories about celebrities to divert attention from real crises like high gas prices, the Iran war, and grocery costs.
- 3 (06:00) **Caroline Levitt's Propaganda and Brainwashing** - Fox brings on spokesperson Caroline Levitt to spread lies about Trump's energy policies, which Meiselas calls part of a daily brainwashing cycle.
- 4 (10:12) **Mark Fleming and Ashley Hinson's False Claims** - Fox brings on Republican operatives to defend the party and blame Democrats for problems caused by Trump's policies.
- 5 (11:39) **Tyrus's Racist Attacks on Dr. El-Sayed** - Fox commentator Tyrus spreads lies that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed doesn't support black people, using stereotypical tropes about barbershops and basketball.
- 6 (12:25) **Holy Dog Segment: Mindless Filler** - Fox runs a story about a dog named Nina attending mass in Argentina, which Meiselas calls meaningless content designed to fill airtime.
- 7 (13:08) **Paper Straws as a "Major Victory" for Trump** - Fox celebrates a study claiming paper straws are worse for the environment than plastic, calling it a big win for Trump.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox losing control on live TV as Trump throws the GOP into crisis before Election Day. Meiselas breaks down Fox’s increasingly absurd attempts to justify Trump’s strange behavior, distract viewers, and spin away the GOP’s mounting problems as panic sets in.
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