Trump Abruptly Cancels Sunday Shows + Haley Stevens Goes MASK OFF…
November 1, 2026
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5 min readTrump Cancels Treasury Secretary’s Sunday Show Appearance as Midterms Enter Final Stretch
With less than 48 hours before the midterm elections, Donald Trump abruptly canceled Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s scheduled appearance on CBS’s Face the Nation this morning. No reason was given. The cancellation meant the Trump administration lost its main proxy to discuss the economy on national television before voters head to the polls.
Instead of Bessent, the public got pre-recorded interviews between Trump and New York Post reporter Miranda Devine. In one clip released this morning, Trump delivered what the podcast host described as his closing message to voters: “The poverty numbers, they are just the absolute best right now.” Trump continued, “Your individual income is the highest it's ever been. Poverty numbers are the single best, meaning they're the best. Poverty is a bad thing, but poverty is poverty. And we have the best numbers we've ever had.”
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:29) **Trump Cancels Treasury Secretary Interview** - Donald Trump abruptly cancels Treasury Secretary Bessent’s scheduled appearance on *Face the Nation*, a key economic proxy before the midterms.
- 2 (02:11) **MAGA Proxies Threaten to Block Mary Peltola** - Trump proxies James Comer and Tim Scott openly discuss refusing to seat Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola if she wins in Alaska.
- 3 (04:19) **Early Voting Data Shows Democratic Surge** - Analysis of early in-person voting numbers from North Carolina and Florida reveals a massive collapse in Republican turnout.
- 4 (05:28) **Fox News Caught Rigging "Bipartisan" Panel** - The MeidasTouch network exposes Fox News for presenting Mike Rogers campaign operatives as an independent voter panel on Lara Trump’s show.
- 5 (06:51) **Roger Marshall’s Disinformation Ad** - A clip of Kansas Senator Roger Marshall’s closing ad is played, where he defends his practice of sending patients to collections.
- 6 (08:59) **MAGA Report Targets American Psychological Association** - The host breaks down a House report accusing the APA of antisemitism, arguing it is a tactic to undermine professional standards.
- 7 (12:50) **Mask Off: Haley Stevens Campaigns with Mike Rogers** - Just 48 hours before the election, Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens appears at a church in Detroit alongside MAGA Senate candidate Mike Rogers.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the Trump administration abruptly canceling Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s Sunday show appearance as economic questions mount ahead of the midterms. Meanwhile, Trump’s allies discuss not certifying election results as Trump brags about his wealthy friends at Mar-a-Lago. Ben also covers Haley Stevens appearing alongside Mike Rogers at a Detroit church and the backlash surrounding the appearance.
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