Fox News Collapses on Air as Trump’s Speech Bombs!!!

2 Apr 2026 · 22 min · 6 chapters

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In short

The episode claims Fox News “collapses” after Donald Trump’s address to the nation, arguing the speech was the worst in U.S. history and triggered market turmoil. It highlights on-air guests Sean Hannity, Lindsey Graham, Jesse Waters, Dana Perino, Kayleigh McEnany, Jessica Tarlov, Marco Rubio, and Brett Baier. Backgrounds: Hannity and Waters are Fox hosts; Graham is a Republican senator; Rubio is a senator; Perino is a former Trump press secretary; McEnany is a former Trump spokesperson; Tarlov is a political commentator; Baier is a Fox correspondent.

Key claims

Trump attacked NATO and Europe; Iran was described as “cancer”; Fox tried to spin the speech positively.

Notable examples

Graham’s “get rid of NATO” and “cancer” framing; Waters criticizing NATO; Rubio arguing to withdraw from NATO; Perino saying Iranians would still see the speech; a segment mocking “female president” talk; and discussion of Kristi Noem’s husband’s alleged cross-dressing messages.

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Fox News Collapse After Trump's Speech

0:46 to 3:17

Discussion about the fallout of Trump's address and Fox News' reaction.

“State regime media, which calls itself Fox News, was collapsing live on TV after Donald Trump's address to the nation completely bombed.”

Lindsey Graham and NATO Controversy

3:17 to 6:13

Analyzing Lindsey Graham's comments and the implications for NATO.

“So they died doing the ultimate sacrifice against this camp.”

Fox News Hosts Discuss Gender and Politics

10:43 to 14:01

Exploring a controversial discussion on gender and presidential qualifications.

“You had Jesse Waters saying that Gavin Newsom's actually a woman.”

Reexamining NATO and U.S. Foreign Policy

14:01 to 15:08

Discussion on NATO's value and the implications of current U.S. foreign policy.

“If we can only use, in our time of need, we're not going to be allowed to use those bases.”

Kristi Noem's Controversial Personal Life

15:09 to 16:16

Analysis of Kristi Noem's husband's alleged cross-dressing activities and the public's reaction.

“So are we now looking at a ground invasion that's coming through?”

Noem Family's Privacy Request and Reactions

16:17 to 18:14

Exploring the Noem family's request for privacy amidst public scrutiny and media reports.

“Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is asking for privacy and prayers tonight.”
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0:51today.

0:53Ben Meiselas:State regime media, which calls itself Fox News, was collapsing live on TV after Donald Trump's address to the nation completely bombed. Many people are saying it was the worst presidential address in United States history. The markets started tanking after Donald Trump's speech. Oil started surging again after Donald Trump's speech, but Mark Levin, the Donald Trump propagandist on Fox said, great speech, best speech ever. And the Fox propagandists went to work to try to pretend that Donald Trump's worst speech somehow was well done. The American people weren't buying it. Fox was in collapse mode.

1:38Ben Meiselas:Let me show you what went down. A quick reminder, hit subscribe, help us get to 7 million subscribers. We're on our way. And also subscribe to Scott McFarlane's YouTube channel. So one of the Fox propagandists, Sean Hannity, he was like, well, we didn't really get a timeline here, but OK, it was at least a speech. At least Donald Trump said words. Here play this clip. President didn't give a specific timeline, but talked about the next two to three weeks. And this thing should be wrapped up in terms of all military objectives. And then Hannity brought on Lindsey Graham and Lindsey Graham was like, we got to get rid of NATO.

2:17Ben Meiselas:That's what we need to do. And I love Donald Trump's speech. Let's get rid of NATO and screw our European allies. You're not our friends anymore. I mean, watch as these lunatics were fully collapsing on live TV. Play this clip. As to the Strait of Hormuz, you need to clear the straits if you're Europe. But NATO will look different after tonight, tomorrow, than it did tonight. And I support a force repositioning, reposturing initiative for Europe. And I never thought I'd hear myself say that. But after what they did to us when we're trying to deal with the biggest threat on the planet, a nuclear armed Ayatollah, they made it so much harder on us.

3:00They put our people at risk. They made our pilots fly longer. They denied us capability. I will never look at Europe the same.

3:10Ben Meiselas:And then Lindsey Graham's like, well, it's possible that 13 American soldiers have already died in this war. God bless the 13. They died fighting a cancer. Cancer is bad. Iran is the cancer. So they died doing the ultimate sacrifice against this camp. What are you talking about? This is an unlawful, catastrophic war that Donald Trump and Netanyahu went alone. The American people don't know why we're there. Donald Trump's speech didn't explain anything. But go ahead, Lindsey Graham. We'll see you in full collapse mode. Play this clip. I don't have any money. Epic Fury is one of the most successful military operations in history.

3:46God bless the 13 and the injured. But they died in noble cause protecting America and the world from a cancer. He described the Iranian regime as a cancer. To anybody who's ever had a family with cancer, cancer is the enemy. The cancer hurts and it kills randomly. And they were the cancer of the Mideast. They were the largest state sponsor of terrorism. They had American blood dripping from their hands.

4:15Ben Meiselas:And then you had Fox propagandist Jesse Waters, who's like, NATO. Let's just say I'm very disappointed in you, NATO. Here, play this clip. NATO. Let's just say I'm very disappointed. Need we go through how much they owe us? We saved them twice from world wars. We bailed them out with the Marshall Plan. We even lowered our tariffs to zero so they could recover for decades. And then we helped them out with Ukraine. And all we want is a base. All we want is airspace for a little bit to knock out the world's number one sponsor of terror they can't give us that these missiles are in range of their capitals not ours they get their oil from that straight we don't the least they could do is say okay and deal with the domestic blowback but to say no well like their economies are getting kind of murdered because they can't even sustain four weeks from an oil supply shock like come on you're not going to send one vessel to the straight you're going to wait till the hostilities are over?

5:19Well, that's the Navy. That's what a Navy's for, to end hostilities. You don't get to play cleanup when we do all the heavy lifting.

5:26Ben Meiselas:You know, NATO is a defensive alliance. Donald Trump didn't consult NATO or frankly anyone other than Netanyahu before invading Iran. And then Donald Trump's like, well, I don't need any help. Well, actually, can you help me with the straight-up Hormuz? Actually, I don't want your help. Actually, do it on your own. And Donald Trump continues to attack NATO. Donald Trump has removed sanctions on Russian oil. He's removed sanctions on Russian vessels. Donald Trump's invited the Russian Duma to the United States. Donald Trump said the other day that he and Putin were talking about NATO being a paper tiger and that NATO shouldn't exist anymore.

6:05Ben Meiselas:So I'm sure NATO is a big fan of Donald Trump right now, as Donald Trump has consistently attacked and betrayed NATO and attacked Ukraine. But I digress. More from Fox collapsing. You have Lindsey Graham. I don't know if Sean Hannity was like sniffing something or like blowing his nose off air. I don't know what the hell this was here. Play this clip. If you don't take this deal, we're going to blow up all the things you need to come back. This was a defining moment in this campaign. And then Lindsey Graham is like, here's my takeaway from Donald Trump speech. Iran, you either make a deal or we will blow up your ability to even function as a nation.

6:49Ben Meiselas:Do you hear the words these lunatic, sicko maniacs are saying? We will not allow you to function as a nation? As Donald Trump's like, we're going to obliterate you to the Stone Age. Okay, you literally are saying war crimes out loud. And by the way, all these people deserve and need to be tried at a war crimes tribunal. Play this clip of Lindsey Graham. You either do a deal where you get out of the business you were in, or we're going to blow your stuff up that will allow you to function as a nation. That is your choice. Then you had Dana Perino, who Donald Trump previously said, remember when we had dinner together?

7:31Ben Meiselas:You know how good looking you are. You're still so beautiful today. like the time I saw you many, many years ago. That's what Donald Trump said to her. And Dana Perino's like, you know, what's really sad about Donald Trump's speech is that the Iranians are not going to see it. Hey, Dana, I think that the Islamic Republic, they're gonna clip Donald Trump's speech and they would be happy to show that to the Iranian people. They already are. I mean, if you watch Iranian social media, they love showing Donald Trump and Donald Trump's videos to the Iranian people in order to rally them And because Trump gives them propaganda soundbites every single second of every single day, play this clip.

8:10There's so many different audiences for this speech tonight. There's the American people. There's the U.S. military, the U.S. military's families who are like, well, wait, my child just got sent over. What are we doing? There's, of course, our allies, our disenfranchised allies, our adversaries, our enemies. And there's also the Iranian people. And what's really sad is that because the Iranians are so awful to their citizens, that no one in Iran will be able to hear what the president says tonight. Yeah, that's a great point.

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11:10Ben Meiselas:And can you just let people live their pride? What are you even talking about? And Gavin Newsom is a woman. He's not a woman. What do you what do you even mean? Here, play this clip. But I believe Gavin Newsom could be the first woman president, because when I hear him talk, he sounds like a woman. The kind of emotional instability. You don't know whether he's having a midlife crisis, an identity crisis, a crisis of confidence. I read the book and it's great. And he's got so much potential with his athleticism, his hair. He's a genuinely nice guy. But the only reason he's running for president is to prove his worth to his father and to get back at all the bullies who beat the crap out of him in middle school.

11:58Now, I'm saying don't run for president. Run to see a psychiatrist instead.

12:03Ben Meiselas:And then Jesse Waters is like, thank God we will never have a female president play this clip. Well, Nancy says there will not be a female president in her lifetime. And I say, thank God. I hope there's not a female president in my lifetime. Why would you say that? You know what many people are saying, Jessica? Many people are saying, do women have the... You are just jumping off a cliff just because you're bored. Emotional maturity. You are just bored. Many people are saying, do they have the personal contacts in the business world to manage the economy? many people are saying, Greg, do women have the respect of the generals who said that?

12:48Many people are saying women don't have the sense of humor to be president. I've heard that from a lot of people. None of those things, I believe. But I believe.

12:57Ben Meiselas:Then you had Kayleigh McEnany and Jessica Tarlov and Jesse Waters having the following discussion. Let's play it. Who knows? And I hate the prediction market. I know. Well, but I would I would also just note the other argument is the Iran nuclear deal, the weak one from Obama that gave billions of dollars to Iran, had sunset classes, and Iran violated repeatedly. We just gave them$14 billion in sanctions easing, which is way more than they got back with a$1.7 billion, which was there. Billions of cash. Billions of cash. We need sanctions to keep the oil prices in check, Jessica. Okay, I get it.

13:31You know, when it's you, everything's great, but it was a fraction of the amount of money, and they don't have a nuclear weapon. We also bombed them back into the Stone Age. I was completely reasonable. You can't say he was not being tough. Greg, you were reasonable.

13:43Ben Meiselas:You had Marco Rubio saying that America should withdraw from NATO. Let's play it. When we need them to allow us to use their military bases, their answer is no. Then why are we in NATO? You have to ask that question. Why do we have billions and billions of dollars, hundreds of billions of dollars over the years, trillions of dollars, and all these American forces stationed in the region? If we can only use, in our time of need, we're not going to be allowed to use those bases. So I think there's no doubt, unfortunately, after this conflict is concluded, we are going to have to reexamine that relationship.

14:16We're going to have to reexamine the value of NATO and that alliance for our country. Ultimately, that's a decision for the president to make.

14:22Ben Meiselas:But fortunately, Jessica Tarlov set the facts straight. Here, play this clip. His approval rating in now every poll that we've seen this week is in the 30s. We're not even talking about the low 40s. The CNN poll, he's minus 24 with men, minus two with white voters who don't have a college degree, minus 17 with seniors. And 65 percent say that his policies are making their economic conditions worse. That is unsustainable. Not even if you're thinking about a midterm. You just can't go through the rest of an administration like that. Two big questions for me. What does he say about the NATO alliance?

14:56We talked about the impact of the Strait of Hormuz on our European partners there in the region. That's a very serious thing to be lobbying that we would want to leave. He needs Senate approval. McConnell and Chris Coons are out with a statement saying that you need Senate approval for that, which Marco Rubio knows. Secondly, the same Pali market wallet that put a five hundred thousand dollar bet on the exact timing of the first bomb that we dropped in Iran has put an eight hundred thousand dollar bet that there's going to be a ground invasion. So are we now looking at a ground invasion that's coming through?

15:30And also, I would love to know who has this information and is playing the betting markets. Who knows? And I hate the prediction markets. I know. Well, but I would I would also just.

15:39Ben Meiselas:And I just have to show you this as well. You had Brett Baer talking about how Kristi Noem is now asking for privacy after the photos of her husband surfaced into his bimboification, where he would cross-dress as women with E or F size breasts or something. And that's what he would do behind the scenes. That's what he was doing in private. And again, I've said this before. I just wanna be very clear so you know. I'm not mocking what people do in private. I don't kink shame, I don't whatever. Do you private as long as it's consensual and safe. But don't bully other people. Don't attack other communities.

16:17Ben Meiselas:Don't mock other people. I mean, it just, don't do that. Here, play this clip. Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is asking for privacy and prayers tonight. She's said to be devastated by a report alleging her husband has been what is being called a cross-dressing double life. Senior National Correspondent Rich Edson has details tonight. Good evening, Rich. Good evening, Brett. Well, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and now President Trump are responding to a report regarding Noem's husband's alleged online activities. A spokesperson tells the Daily Mail that she's devastated and that, quote, the family was blindsided by this and they asked for privacy and prayers at the time.

16:57President Trump tells the outlet he knew nothing about it, adding, wow, I feel badly for the family. If that's the case, that's too bad. The Daily Mail alleges it obtained hundreds of messages between Brian Noem and three women involved in a site where men crossdress. The Mail posted several of these photos and writes, Brian Noem allegedly sent women in the community$25 ,000 in virtual payments. The publication says Brian Noem did not deny the explicit conversations, but says he never put national security at risk while his wife was secretary, setting up a potential blackmail situation. Quote, yeah, I made no comments like that.

17:34That would lead to that.

17:35Ben Meiselas:I mean, I guess you can say it is karma for christy noem someone who is so has has so harmed people's lives and she's like oh i never knew i'm shocked i need my privacy all right christy noem this is what they were saying last night on uh will kane show play this clip family tells the post as you mentioned ms noem has devastated the family blindsided they're asking for privacy and prayers at this time for its part the daily mail reports byron noem doesn't deny explicit online conversations but says he never compromised national security while his wife served as homeland security secretary a sad story indeed well back to you a literally unbelievable story kevin and it might be worth noting that even though this is april 1st this is not a joke for april what a story thank you kevin you bet there you have it let me know what you all think everybody hit subscribe let's get to 7 million subscribers.

18:32Ben Meiselas:And thanks so much, everybody, for watching.

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