In short
The episode argues Fox News “delivered a fatal blow” to Donald Trump by citing Fox internal polling showing his approval at its worst in modern presidential history, with Americans rating his job performance negatively across affordability, the economy, healthcare, tariffs, foreign policy, and immigration. It claims Fox admitted Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) is popular (+15 favorability) and that MAGA plans to dismantle it are politically damaging. It highlights examples: Fox poll numbers like 64% disapproving on healthcare and 63% disapproving on tariffs; Americans saying grocery, utility, healthcare, housing, and gasoline prices increased. It also claims Trump’s peace deals don’t make people feel safer and references Ukraine/“Zelensky” and Keith Kellogg. Guests mentioned: Brett Baier (Fox host), Jason Crow (Democratic Rep., former Special Forces veteran), and Brooke Rollins (commentator/policy figure on SNAP fraud).
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOFox News Internal Polls on Trump
0:05 to 0:30
Analyze the implications of Fox's internal polling showing Trump's low approval ratings.
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Fox News Internal Polls on Trump
1:00 to 2:12
Analyze the implications of Fox's internal polling showing Trump's low approval ratings.
“State regime media known as Fox News just had to deliver fatal news to Donald Trump.”
Critique of Trump's Peace Deals
2:12 to 4:40
Discuss the public perception and failure of Trump's peace deals as reported by Fox.
“Now, Brett Baer couldn't actually talk about the full poll because when you go through the Fox poll, it gets more catastrophic than what he said.”
Healthcare and Economic Discontent
4:40 to 8:08
Examine public disapproval of Trump's healthcare policies and economic performance.
“A new Reuters poll shows President Trump's approval rating falling to its lowest level.”
The Popularity of Obamacare
8:08 to 11:11
Explore the surprising popularity of Obamacare despite Republican opposition.
“Why don't we start with what I said right there?”
Congress Member Jason Crow's Appearance
11:11 to 14:01
Discuss Jason Crow's impactful message on Fox and Fox's response.
“You got Democratic Congress member Jason Crow, formerly Special Forces, veteran, knows his stuff, actually a tough dude, not this MAGA Republican, oh, I'm an alpha, with these weak, pathetic MAGAs.”
Legislation and Its Impact
14:01 to 14:59
Discussion on the legislation empowering individuals and its criticism from the left.
“And the left hates it because it didn't empower government.”
Fox News Coverage and Critique
15:00 to 17:05
Analysis of Fox News's coverage on Trump, Melania, and the political landscape.
“Why do you think Ghislaine Maxwell is in a minimum security prison and is being waited on basically hand in hand?”
SNAP Benefits and Government Fraud
17:06 to 18:50
Insights into SNAP benefits, fraud cases, and changes under the new administration.
“Because that's what Americans are thinking.”
Transcript
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1:00Ben Meiselas:State regime media known as Fox News just had to deliver fatal news to Donald Trump. They had to admit that their own Fox internal polls show that Donald Trump is at his worst approval ever, that Donald Trump's approval is the worst in modern presidential history, and on every single category, Donald Trump is essentially below water. They also had to admit that Obamacare, the Affordable Care Act, is very popular by a degree of plus 15 and that the MAGA Republican plan to destroy Obamacare, as much as they want to say Obamacare, Obamacare, is absolutely devastating for the MAGA Republicans right now and in the midterms.
1:48Ben Meiselas:I want to show you the moment where Fox had to hint at the news. They didn't fully go through just what a nuclear bomb this poll is for Donald Trump, how bad it is. But you'll hear Brett Baer have to make this stunning admission that based on the Fox poll, Donald Trump is doing very, very bad. Here, watch this. But the issue of affordability, the issue of how people feel about the economy popping up in our latest polls a personal financial situation now excellent good 40 only fair or poor 60 you can see that changing from july condition of the u.s economy also a perception totally upside down 76 to 25 and that changing a bit and then economic conditions for the nation and you personally uh again 25 positive 76 negative for the nation and then 60 40 personally.
2:45Ben Meiselas:Now, Brett Baer couldn't actually talk about the full poll because when you go through the Fox poll, it gets more catastrophic than what he said. But then they had another host go on and say, you know, with all these peace deals that Donald Trump is doing, the American people don't seem to feel more safe. It's because we know they're fake deals. He could say over and over again that he's done seven peace deals. What's it now? Eight peace deals. But we know that he's lying. And we know that his main promise was that he was going to bring peace to Ukraine in 24 hours after the election, not even after he was sworn in, after the election.
3:25And we know things are worse than ever. And especially this week where he tried to force down Zelensky's throat yet again, another Putin plan. And Zelensky's like, nope. And then Trump is now parting ways with Keith Kellogg, the main envoy in the area. It ain't good. We know that Donald Trump's lying about the peace deals. Here, play this clip. Now, peacemaking is a major source of pride for the president. But according to the latest Fox News poll, Americans are split on whether his peace deals will make the world safer.
3:57Ben Meiselas:So because Fox was so embarrassed at its own internal polling data. Let's try it again, Fox. They then start citing the new Reuters poll rather than just go through your poll. It's equally as bad as the Reuters poll, although the Reuters poll does show Donald Trump's approval at 38%. But the host says, and Donald Trump's approval, 39%. I mean, it literally says 38%. The worst ever. Donald Trump, the biggest loser ever, the least popular ever, detested, despised the American people, and the world hates you, Donald. Here, play this clip. A new Reuters poll shows President Trump's approval rating falling to its lowest level.
4:46Now, this is because apparently because of prices and the Epstein files. His approval rating sits at 39 percent. That is down nine points from when he to a call first.
4:55Ben Meiselas:Okay. Now, can I go through with you with the actual Fox polling data shows and just how bad it is? Then I'll show you what Fox was trying to do throughout the day to further kind of cover up and distract from its own fatal blow that it delivered to Donald Trump. You take a look right here at Trump's job performance on the issue of healthcare, 64 % of Americans disapprove. On the issue of tariffs, 63 % of Americans disapprove. On the issue of the economy, 61 % disapprove. How about policy, foreign policy, 55 % disapprove. How about immigration, 53 % disapprove. How about an immigration, 46 % approved, 53 % disapprove.
5:43That's supposed to be your biggest issue on foreign policy, 55 % disapprove. You take a look right here on America's view on affordability. So do you think that groceries have gotten cheaper? Nope. Most Americans say grocery prices have increased by a lot. How about utilities? Most Americans say increased by a lot. How about healthcare? Most Americans say increased by a lot. How about housing? Most Americans say increased by a lot. How about gasoline? By and enlarged. People say it increased, didn't decrease. Although overwhelmingly, it's not increasing by a lot, but most Americans say it has increased.
6:26Go take a look at Obamacare, aka the Affordable Care Act. And that's what Trump's abolishing right now with the MAGA Republicans are abolishing. They're like, we got to get rid of this Obamacare. Americans hate it. Not according to the Fox poll and not according to common sense, because before Obamacare, Look, for all its flaws, and it has flaws, which is why you correct it. You don't just destroy things and rip it apart. But before Obamacare, 20-plus million Americans didn't have health insurance. Insurance companies could discriminate based on pre-existing conditions. People would die because they didn't have health coverage.
7:01And sure, are the premiums in Obamacare more expensive than we would like? Absolutely. Do the subsidies help bring it down? Absolutely. Should we extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies? Absolutely. Can we come up with more ways to lower health care costs? Absolutely. How can you do it? Well, let's just have the government negotiate for Affordable Care Act plans the way it was now doing in other sectors as well to lower prescription drug prices. Maybe instead of having a trillion dollar military industrial complex, maybe we bring that down to, I don't know,$600 billion. It will still be overwhelmingly the greatest military budget in the history of mankind and by far in the world.
7:42You could add up every other country, but then what do we do with that other extra$400 billion? Why don't we transfer it to healthcare to make people prosperous and healthy? How about that? Instead of building bombs and weapons to kill people abroad, how about that? How about we tax the rich a little bit more, and then we can take that money and put it towards healthcare so we can all live prosperous, healthy lives? Those are my plans, although I believe in universal healthcare. Why don't we start with what I said right there? But look at Obamacare's favorability, plus 15 total favorability. When you look at Black Americans, plus 51, 18 to 34-year-olds, plus 33, moderates, plus 28, Latinos, plus 22, women, plus 18.
8:26You just go through every category. Everybody likes Obamacare. Views it favorably. Are there things to criticize about it? Let's be clear. Absolutely. That's life. but we fix problems just because there's a problem. We don't say rip it apart, destroy it. No, that's what MAGA and Trump does because his whole life, he's been a damn destroyer, a bankruptor, a fraud, a felon, a sexual abuser. That's who Trump has always been. You take a look right here. How do Republicans rate the current economic conditions? Republicans, Trump voters, only 8 % of Trump voting Republicans say that the economy is excellent.
9:0538 % say good and 39 % say only fair or poor. That's Trump's base. Only 8 % of Trumpers, basically Republicans, say it's excellent. 8 % who is more responsible for the current economic conditions, Trump or Biden? 62 % of Americans say Trump. 32 % say Biden. Do you think inflation is under control? 2 % say completely. 16 % say mostly. 29 % say somewhat. 52 % say not at all. When you go among Republicans, 65 % of Republicans say somewhat or not at all that inflation is under control. Those are bad, bad, bad numbers for you, Donald Trump. Stuffing slot, gravy spout, Santa's coal hole. They're only naughty words if you wipe.
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11:10And I like what Democrats are doing. You got Democratic Congress member Jason Crow, formerly Special Forces, veteran, knows his stuff, actually a tough dude, not this MAGA Republican, oh, I'm an alpha, with these weak, pathetic MAGAs. Here's what Congress member Jason Crowe did. He went on Fox and he spoke truth to power and the Fox host could not handle it. Here, play this clip. You actually disparage them when you say that a simple reminder is something they cannot handle. You're wrong. You're 100 % wrong. I didn't disparage them in any way. In fact, I give them enormous credit i am you don't think they can handle reminders about their legal obligations i think they these men and women certainly can handle it specific and they could figure out what order you're referring to i have the most deep respect for everyone who serves in the military including you sir for the sacrifice that you made i cannot i did not make that sacrifice So I put everyone who makes that sacrifice in a very special place in my heart.
12:24And I believe they're there to serve the country. So you have put out this video. It's getting a lot of attention. I just, I thank you for joining me to talk about it. Thank you, Martha. And, um... More clown behavior on Fox right here between Larry Kudlow and Jim Jordan. Jim Jordan, look at this guy. I showed you Crow. Compare Crow to... I'm Jim Jordan, everybody. I'm Jim Jordan. Jim Jordan's so freaking gross. And here they're both like doing their fan fiction, as Aaron Rupar would say,
12:57Ben Meiselas:over Donald Trump's brought in 23 trillion. No, he's brought in 9 trillion. No, he's brought in a billion, bazillion, patillion dollars. These people are so pathetic here. Watch this. So maybe there's nine and a half trillion dollars being invested. Mr. Trump says it could be as high as 20 trillion. okay it's phenomenal i i don't just the nine and a half is fine hell four or five trillion would satisfy uh 99 of the countries around the world then you have saudi arabia comes here okay mbs comes here and he's going to pony up another trillion dollars all right and that what does that tell you that doesn't happen during the biden years that did not happen what does that tell you that money is pouring in here and that Trump has such an easy time persuading people to invest in America.
13:48What does that tell you? Well, they appreciate real leadership like they're getting from President Trump. They appreciate the common sense, smart economic policies that he's enacting. They appreciate what we did in the big, beautiful bill. I always say, you know, the big, beautiful bill was a great piece of legislation because the left hates it. And the left hates it because it didn't empower government. It actually empowered people, families, our economy, letting them keep more of their money to spend on their kids, their goals, their dreams, their small business. I mean, just what we did in that bill, work requirements so that able-bodied people now and their welfare system have to work.
14:22That's good for the economy. That's good for taxpayers. It's actually good for that individual. All those things that the left hates were in that bill. That's why the left hates it.
14:31Ben Meiselas:So you think we're that stupid that that's what you're going to be doing? Oh, and I love this. This is where Fox is at with Trump's cover-up of the Epstein files and moving the convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell from a maximum facility to a minimum security facility in Camp Bryan, Texas, and giving her VIP treatment and having the warden of the prison help her with her commutation papers. Here's what Jesse Waters has to say. And watch how Jessica Tarlob just, boom, puts him in his place. Boom. Here, play this clip. Why do you think Ghislaine Maxwell is in a minimum security prison and is being waited on basically hand in hand?
15:07I don't know and I don't care. Well, that's beautiful. But I do know this, Jessica. I love that you don't know and you don't care what's inconvenient for you. You will find out that the FBI will be embarrassed because they investigated a lot of these allegations and didn't do anything about it. The DOJ will be embarrassed because they were the ones that cut the sweetheart deal. J.P. Morgan, all the bankers will be embarrassed. Yeah, I'd love to hear from Alice Acosta. A lot of Democrats and a lot of Democrats. And the royal family will be embarrassed. Well, they definitely already are. I think Donald Trump is probably saying there's going to be a lot of innuendo out there.
15:33You really want to see it? You really want to see it? Are you sure? Okay, here it is. And it's not going to look good.
15:39Ben Meiselas:How great is Tarlov, by the way? She's so good. And then, by the way, Fox had a cut in special coverage. Breaking news. Melania was speaking, everybody. Watch Melania speak. It was a complete disaster. She spoke at a high school. Play this clip.
16:00So Usha and I just visited Dr. Olson's AP research class.
16:15Great speech there, Melania. Great, great speech, Melania. So utterly pathetic. And then finally, they brought on Brooke Rollins. And Brooke Rollins is like, the good thing about the shutdown is it's taught us how we can actually try to get more people off of SNAP because that's what Americans really want. They want us to attack the most vulnerable while Donald Trump's out there bragging about his business deals with Saudi Arabia while transferring F-35 and nuclear technology to the Saudis and giving our top secrets away. But the Trump organization is doing very well. They have great Gatsby parties at Mar-a-Lago where half-naked women jump around in martini glasses.
16:54You know, typical American stuff, golden ballrooms. Did you see the new marble work that Donald Trump did to Lincoln's bedroom? Wow, that's exactly what the American people are looking for, right? Oh, and did you hear he's going to build a triumphal arch? Because that's what Americans are thinking. Here, play this clip of Brooke Rollins. Sorry about that voice. I don't even
17:13Ben Meiselas:know what that was. Here, play this clip. This government shutdown is over, but now millions of SNAP recipients are being asked to reapply for benefits. Talk to us about why that is necessary and if that's going to impact Americans' ability to feed their families. Well, Nicole, first of all, thanks for having me back. It's great to see you. I think what's really important, and you mentioned it, that we have been for the first time in history collecting the data. We asked all the states to send data in. We had 29 states comply, most of them the red states. And what we found was staggering. And this was before the government shutdown.
17:51This is over the last few months. 186 ,000 dead people receiving benefits. 500 ,000 Americans receiving benefits two times, so double what they should be receiving. We've arrested more than 120 people with SNAP fraud, and that's just from the states that sent their data in. That doesn't include most of the blue states, but we believe there's even more fraud and abuse. And under the last administration, the SNAP benefits increased 40 percent. So clearly there's a right sizing that needs to happen. And the, I think, unintended consequence of the Democrat shutdown was now the spotlight has been shined on.
18:28And we have to make sure for those who really need this benefit that we are able to make sure that it's going to the right people. So we're making a lot of structural changes in SNAP. We'll have a big announcement about that the week after Thanksgiving, exactly what that's going to look like. There you have it, folks. Fox sticking the dagger right there, putting the screws in Donald Trump, delivering that news.
18:51Ben Meiselas:I'd love to see Donald Trump watch that, but they didn't give the full poll. That's why I had to do it. I had to give it its justice here. Anyway, hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million. Thanks for watching.
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