In short
The episode criticizes Fox News and pro-Trump guests for pressuring MAGA Republicans to support a “disastrous” budget bill, framing it as coercion and threats to “nay” voters, while also attacking the bill’s economic and social impacts and Fox’s coverage of jobs data and tariffs.
Guest backgrounds
Mentions include former MAGA Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz (appearing on Hannity/Jesse Watters), Rep. Thomas Massie (targeted by Fox graphics), Rep. Tom Tillis (referenced as a “bye-bye” target), and MAGA Rep. Randy Fine; also references a Fox host and a California governor candidate.
Key claims
Fox hosts urge “coercion together,” threaten holdouts, and shame Republicans for voting no; the bill would cut healthcare (17M), food assistance (3M), and school meals (18M), add about $3.5T to the deficit, and is paired with weak ADP jobs data (-33K) suggesting recession.
Notable examples
Chaffetz’s “dare you” remarks; Fox graphics naming holdouts; discussion of “dreamers”/immigration; ADP report down 33,000; Golden Dome missile defense funding.
Written by AI. May contain mistakes. Listen to the episode to check what was said.
Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOFox's Live Meltdown on Budget Bill
0:00 to 0:45
Learn about Fox's dramatic coverage as a budget bill fails.
“State regime media known as Fox was having the biggest meltdown on live TV I've seen yet as the disastrous budget bill was failing.”
Coercion Calls on Fox
0:45 to 1:30
Discover how Fox hosts urged Trump to intervene with MAGA Republicans.
“I mean, for example, you had former MAGA Republican Congress member Chaffetz go on Fox.”
Chaffetz's Threats to Holdouts
1:30 to 3:00
Hear Chaffetz's aggressive stance against Republicans voting no.
“And he continued, here, Schaeff, it said one more time, if you're one of those last three nay votes, if you vote no, again, we are coming after you.”
Attack on MAGA Holdouts
3:00 to 4:30
Listen to the tactics used by Fox hosts against dissenting MAGA members.
“they will vote for this, and we will have the votes to pass it and send it to the president's desk.”
Congress Member Smith's Message
4:30 to 6:00
Learn about Smith's appeal to Republicans to support the bill.
“And then she talks about Democrats supporting Abrego Garcia.”
Discussion on Democratic Cooperation
6:00 to 7:30
Explore the conversation on why Democrats should negotiate with Trump.
“It's the largest tax cut in the history of America.”
Fox's Job Numbers Report
7:30 to 9:00
Uncover how Fox reacted to surprising job numbers amid economic concerns.
“from my state but they don't want to work with them they don't want any wins they just want to be the party of resistance.”
Fox's Job Numbers Report
9:10 to 10:00
Uncover how Fox reacted to surprising job numbers amid economic concerns.
“who's like absolutely going to lose Hilton.”
Discussion on Crime and Poverty
10:00 to 11:30
Analyze claims about crime and poverty rates in blue vs. red states.
“The Democrats are the party who crush people's hopes and aspirations and keep people stuck in poverty.”
Consequences of Recent Legislation
11:30 to 13:00
Understand the implications of current legislation on various demographics.
“care away from 17 million Americans, food assistance away from 3 million Americans, eliminate school meal access for 18 million kids and add 3.5 trillion to the deficit at least.”
Show all 12 chapters
Chaffetz's Allegiance to Trump
13:00 to 14:00
Examine Chaffetz's unwavering support for Trump's agenda.
“Trump would like to sign this right before the July 4th holiday to celebrate freedom and independence.”
Trump's Influence on Congress and the MAGA Agenda
14:00 to 16:41
Discussion on Trump's impact on legislation and his supporters' loyalty.
“That's why President Trump keeps talking about growth, Ashley.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00Ben Meiselas:State regime media known as Fox was having the biggest meltdown on live TV I've seen yet as the disastrous budget bill was failing. The Fox hosts were on live TV saying, hey, Donald, call in so we can do coercion together and we can threaten the MAGA Republicans who don't want to vote for this. Let's do coercion together. Literally, that's what they said. Here, play this clip. Just now, Trump on Truth Social said the following for Republicans. This should be an easy yes vote. Ridiculous. Just now, the president is still up. If he's watching, Mr. President, call in. We will we will do some coercion together.
0:41And that's the whole thing.
0:43Ben Meiselas:And then they started doing coercion together. I mean, for example, you had former MAGA Republican Congress member Chaffetz go on Fox. He was on Hannity. He was on Jesse Waters. And he was saying to all those MAGA Republicans who want to vote against this, shame on you. We're coming for you. We're coming after you. Here, watch this. And so you can either vote with AOC or you can vote with Donald Trump. So don't tell me that you're a conservative if you're not with Donald Trump. That's not going to fly. You're never coming back. And shame on you. And you get on that plane and try to go home and try to tell everybody, oh, I stood tough.
1:22Yeah, I got these big Instagram muscles. Look how tough I am on Twitter. Well, you don't support the president. That's just not going to fly.
1:31Ben Meiselas:They want clicks, Jason. Everyone's looking for a click. And he continued, here, Schaeff, it said one more time, if you're one of those last three nay votes, if you vote no, again, we are coming after you. Here, watch for yourself. That's why you better get in line. This is a game right now, Sean, of musical chairs. If you're one of those Republicans that are in the last three, because that's what it will be, if there are three nay votes, you will never be involved and engaged in politics because you can't say that you're a Republican and support Donald Trump. That's the game they're playing. That's the dangerous game they're playing.
2:08And why they're messing around with President Trump at this hour, at this time, get over it. Vote yay, get on with the rule, and then vote on final passes.
2:18Ben Meiselas:I tend to agree. I think it's extraordinarily well said. Then they had Congress Member Smith go on. They started showing the graphics of the MAGA Republicans who were voting against the disastrous budget bill. And they basically said, we're coming after you. We know who you are. The Chiron, look at what the Chiron's reading. It's basically reading Trump pressures the holdouts. And Fox went on this full court press. Here, watch it. Let's play it. Trace, failure is not an option. This bill will go through. It will be sent to the president's desk so that he can sign it into law on July 4th. The members that are holding out right now from not voting, they will vote for this, and we will have the votes to pass it and send it to the president's desk.
3:06The last thing those members want to do is to align themselves with the Democrats and allow the largest tax increase in the history of America to show up on every one of their constituents.
3:18Ben Meiselas:Okay, more from this Chaffetz guy. He goes, I dare you to vote against our dear leader. He goes, president, I dare you to vote against it. Here, watch for yourself. Let's play it. Big picture. Does he have, what happens in the House with that bill? They'll pass it in the middle of the night. They're going to cut some sort of deal. Oh, we'll bring up your piece of legislation. They don't have earmarks anymore, which is a good thing. But the president, he's going to get there. And you know what? I dare you, dare you to vote against the president on this. Because your political clear will just be, bye-bye.
3:49Yeah. Tom Tillis, bye-bye.
3:51Ben Meiselas:Seriously, he keeps on going? He goes, how dare these people? These are all different clips. And Fox was airing stuff like this the entire day here watching. And how dare these people sit back and say, every one of those members of Congress who can't get over the hump and actually vote for his signature piece of legislation, give me a break. You rode Donald Trump's coattails all the way to the finish line. You bragged about your proximity. You probably posted up pictures with the president. Vote for that darn bill and pass it out tonight. And then so they attacked MAGA Republican Congress member Thomas Massey live on.
4:27Ben Meiselas:They were attacking him the whole day. But this Fox guest then says, who voted for Tom? I didn't vote for Thomas Massey. Thomas Massey is a congress member. I mean, his constituents voted for him. And then she talks about Democrats supporting Abrego Garcia. And she goes, and Abrego Garcia killed Americans. Did he kill Americans? What the hell is wrong with this regime media? this propaganda network. Here, play it. I just think it's interesting that all of a sudden people voted for Thomas Massey. Like, I don't remember voting for Thomas Massey with this. I remember voting for Donald Trump to get this bill passed.
5:03And I feel like a lot of Americans who voted for Donald Trump feel the same way, especially not only with Thomas Massey, but a lot of the other Republicans who are kind of leaning towards no. They didn't vote for these congresspeople. They voted for President Trump. They voted for this mandate. And if you're going to vote no on this, then you're voting along with Democrats, especially Democrats like Maxine Dexter, who was on the Hill today dressed in a white robe, who also visited El Salvador to go see Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who killed Americans. This is something that a lot of people are passionate about passing.
5:37If you're not siding with Republicans, then unfortunately you're siding with Democrats.
5:41Ben Meiselas:Then you have a Congress member Smith saying, don't allow perfection to get in the way of greatness. Let's play it. If your colleagues who voted no on this are watching, what would you say to them? I would say to them, do not allow perfection get in the way of greatness. This is a great bill. It's the largest tax cut in the history of America. It's the largest spending cuts in the history of America. The largest one-time investment in the border and in national security. This is delivering on all of the president's priorities and what 77 million Americans voted for. Do the right thing. Do not allow perfection to get in the way of greatness and vote for this bill.
6:27Ben Meiselas:These Fox hosts are ridiculous. Then one of the other propagandists on Fox says, why didn't the Democrats try to cut a deal with Donald? Maybe we maybe we would have given you the dreamers if you just would have asked. Maybe Donald would have given you the dreamers give you the dreamers. What the hell are you talking about? You're talking about the people who opened up alligator Alcatraz to throw our migrants to alligators to get killed and eaten in the Everglades. Yeah, put the put the dreamers in the bill. Bunch of idiots here. Play this clip. Democrats have replaced us with the wrong and corny.
7:01And I just look at them.
7:04Ben Meiselas:Look, I have my problems with some portions of the bill. I want more spending cuts there. But I don't live in this fantasy island i understand what we're dealing with but this is a party that lacks creativity take muckowski can't stand the way that she votes um but she got something out of it she went in and says i want you to put a car back for me any democrat could have went to the president and say if you want my vote put this in the bill and i could have ran on it i got this from my state but they don't want to work with them they don't want any wins they just want to be the party of resistance.
7:38Yeah, they could have got the dreamers in there.
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9:09Ben Meiselas:Then they bring on this guy who's running for governor in California, who's like absolutely going to lose Hilton. And he goes, why is it that it is the people in the democratic cities who suffer so much more than the Republican cities? What are you talking about? The crime rates, the poverty rates are far worse in red states and red cities. And by the way, it's the blue states and blue cities that subsidize are the donor states for the taker states, which are often the red states and red cities. Play this clip. And this further point, they go on about the poor. Where are people suffering the most from poverty in places run by Democrats?
9:51The highest poverty in America right here in California run by Democrats. Worst outcomes for people on low incomes, places like New York, Chicago. The Democrats are the party who crush people's hopes and aspirations and keep people stuck in poverty. This kind of legislation is what lifts people up.
10:09Ben Meiselas:And that's why we need it. And by the way, that tactic you see there is exactly what happens on state regime media in North Korea. What red states say about blue states is what North Korea says about South Korea. Oh, they're suffering there. They hate their lives. And meanwhile, it's these red states, worst education, the worst health, the worst, the highest poverty rates, the most violent crimes. I can go on and on and on. Here you have a MAGA Republican on the more propaganda right here on Fox saying, why can't Democrats celebrate or celebrate a win here? You know, we all know this is a bill that will lift all ships, that will lift all boats.
10:52Ben Meiselas:As one person said, no, it's just going to lift the people who have fancy yachts and screw over the rest of Americans. Here, play this clip. And the other thing is, this bill is being passed at a point where you see egg prices coming down, gas prices coming down, and people feeling a little bit more confident in the economy. There are some tricky spots indeed. But once you have this bill and people have the confidence that their taxes aren't going to go up. Maybe that fuels some economic growth. Well, and this goes to show that why can't Democrats celebrate a win? Why can't they join together to celebrate and propel a vehicle that really would lift all boats?
11:29Ben Meiselas:As my friend Brian Tyler Cohen says, this bill will strip health care away from 17 million Americans, food assistance away from 3 million Americans, eliminate school meal access for 18 million kids and add 3.5 trillion to the deficit at least. but go on. Earlier in the day, you had Maria Bartiromo, one of Fox's top propagandists. She was getting ready to announce those good job numbers. They thought 100 ,000 jobs would be added, which would be far less actually than former President Biden was adding month over month. But then they learned that the job numbers, the ADP private payroll numbers, showed a loss of 33 ,000 jobs when they thought there would be a gain of 100 ,000 jobs.
12:11Ben Meiselas:And they know that this is a sign of a recession happening, which we've been talking about the whole time here. Play this clip. President Trump is talking about this bill leading to growth in the economy. We are waiting any moment now to get the jobs numbers for the month of May. The expectations call for the ADP numbers to be up 95 ,000 for the month of June. Rather, it's the June jobs data. And we'll, of course, right now seeing the number actually show a decline in jobs, down 33 ,000 on ADP. The bill includes$25 billion for the Golden Dome, the missile defense system. Senator, you introduced a bill supporting the construction of that system.
12:52Ben Meiselas:Then this other Fox host had to admit, one of the guests had to admit, whoa, these job numbers are awful. Play this clip. Trump would like to sign this right before the July 4th holiday to celebrate freedom and independence. John, we are 30 minutes away from the opening bell for a Wednesday in a holiday-shortened week. Your thoughts? Well, our big surprise today had to be that ADP report on private sector employment. That was down by 33 ,000 jobs. The labor market is softening. It's flattening out. And that tells me that companies can go ahead and increase prices in response to higher tariffs.
13:32But I don't think that consumers are going to respond positively. They'll pull back on spending. So any increase by inflation because of tariffs will be quite limited. Ultimately, tariffs may do more to increase federal revenues, reduce the federal deficit than to add to price inflation. And of course, all this adds up to lower than expected interest rates by the end of this year. Yeah, great point. Markets have turned negative now 30 minutes before the open on the heels of that weaker than expected June ADP report. That's why President Trump keeps talking about growth, Ashley. John, you just mentioned, you know, people will have to raise prices not in Momdani's New York, Ashley.
14:14No, no, no, no.
14:16Ben Meiselas:Not if the government is running the grocery store. And then here, some more of Chaffetz right here goes, has Trump been wrong about anything? Trump is always right. I mean, how pathetic can you get there at play? That's the best the Senate could do. And you're going to hold up the president's agenda. President Trump, you rode every single coattail he had. You rode President Trump's wave to get into office. You took pictures with him. You bragged about him. You've touted him. Now the president is saying, this is my signature piece of legislation. He's been there less than six months in this term, Sean.
14:52Has he been wrong on anything? He hasn't been wrong on anything. What he's done in terms of tariffs, tackling inflation, all the safety and security, going after trying to lock down
15:05Ben Meiselas:and secure the border. And here is MAGA Republican Congress member Randy Fine one more time. And he goes, if you're giving Donald Trump any problems at all, remember that Donald Trump delivers for you. He delivers for me. Cult much? I mean, what kind of freaking cult is this? Here, play this clip. Well, I'd say this to my colleagues. When I won my special election primary, I got 83 percent of the vote. I beat two other people by 70 percent. And as much as I'd like to think it had to do with me, it had to do with the fact that my voters love Donald Trump. And everyone who's causing him these problems tonight needs to keep that in mind.
15:42Ours is the party of Donald Trump. We have to deliver on his agenda. And I'm going to do everything I can to make that happen.
15:48Ben Meiselas:And then he lies that this bill has no tax on Social Security, which it doesn't. I mean, there's nothing about no tax on Social Security in this bill. Play the clip. Well, I think some of them just didn't want to work at one o 'clock in the morning, which I personally understand. I wish I was in bed right now. But what we have to understand that the American people are counting on us and people are losing sight of what this bill does. Imagine you're a waitress working right now who's depending on tips to pay your bills or you're an older person who's dependent on Social Security and you don't want to pay taxes on what you earned for your whole life.
16:21Or you're one of the people who's going to lose all of the tax breaks they've had all of this time. We need to give certain to the American people. But the most important thing is we all committed to support President Trump. He is counting on us to deliver his on his signature legislative achievement. And we just have to get the job done. And I'll stay here all night. I'll stay here for the next week all night. I'll sleep in that cloakroom if that's what we have to do to get the job done for President Trump.
16:45Ben Meiselas:A bunch of freaking liars right there. Well, tell me what you think. Hit subscribe. Do you hear it? Let's do coercion. By the way, I'll do I'll do another video of Trump's posts where Trump then starts threatening the members. So they held this thing open, right, to coerce and threaten and extort the members to change their votes. Well, what the hell are we watching here? How the hell is this America here to take away health care from 17 million Americans to put us in more debt? These MAGA Republicans are vile and despicable human beings. There's no other way around it. Hit subscribe. Let's get to six million subscribers.
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the meltdown by Fox News last night and their attempt to coerce Republicans to vote for the disaster budget bill.
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