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Yikes! Fox Collapses on Air Over This... - Sep 27, 2026

September 28, 2026

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"Yikes! Fox Collapses on Air Over This..."

On a single night of Fox News programming, the network's lineup offered a revealing picture of how conservative media is navigating the Iran war, record-high energy prices, and the approaching midterms. The host of the MeidasTouch Podcast walked through clip after clip, showing Fox anchors, guests, and contributors struggling to reconcile the administration's military setbacks and economic pain with their own pro-Trump messaging—often by blaming Democrats, downplaying the war's salience to voters, or reframing defeat as statesmanship.

The central contradiction: a catastrophic war that voters supposedly don't care about

The most striking tension emerged across multiple Fox programs. Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro argued that the American people simply aren't focused on Iran. "When we look at the Fox survey, Iran is a four percent issue with the American people," Shapiro said. "So whatever happens in the midterms, it doesn't appear that Iran's going to drive anything one way or another." Levin agreed. Yet on the same network, Charlie Hurt and Mark Thiessen offered a very different diagnosis. "I've never seen any issue turn Republicans and Trump voters away quite like this issue," Hurt said. "It is a real problem." The contradiction was left hanging: if Iran is a four percent issue, why are the network's own commentators describing it

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  • 1 (02:29) **Host opens by framing Fox News in "full collapse"** - The host presents a montage of Fox segments from the previous night, arguing the network is detached from reality and engaged in propaganda.
  • 2 (02:53) **Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro blame Democrats for energy prices** - The first clip plays where the guests claim all high energy costs are due to Democratic policies, not the Trump administration's actions.
  • 3 (03:14) **Fox guests dismiss Iran war as a 4% issue for voters** - A second clip from the same Fox segment shows Shapiro and Levin arguing the Iran war is a non-factor in the midterms.
  • 4 (03:40) **Larry Koodlow show praises Netanyahu's "barn burner" UN speech** - The host plays a clip from another Fox program where the hosts gush over Netanyahu's speech, which the host calls "the worst speech ever."
  • 5 (04:21) **Lara Trump interviews Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who calls Trump "the energy president"** - The host plays a clip where Wright claims Trump is the most concerned about energy prices, despite record highs.
  • 6 (05:06) **UN Ambassador Mike Waltz defends Trump's red-carpet welcome for Xi Jinping** - The host plays a clip where Waltz justifies the lavish reception for China's president by pointing to Obama's similar treatment.
  • 7 (06:32) **Levin and Shapiro advocate for accelerating war crimes against Iran** - The host returns to Levin and Shapiro, playing a clip where they discuss "finishing the Iranian economy" with a single bombing sortie.

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox News hosts collapsing on air over Donald Trump's war with Iran. As the situation worsens, they insist things are fine and try to blame Democrats.

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