Fox News Loses Control on Air As Trump’s War Backfires

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0:28Ben Meiselas:state regime media which calls itself fox news was collapsing on air after donald trump's disastrous war has turned the entire country against donald trump trump is plummeting in the polls his latest you gov poll was the lowest of the entire time he's been in president it's quickly becoming the lowest in presidential history let me show you what they're doing on state regime media right now. You've got Lindsey Graham as a guest saying, who cares whether or not America was going to be imminently in danger by Iran? That's stupid. We got to do what we want to do no matter what. Here, play this clip.

1:07America is a imminent threat and it doesn't have to be imminent to me because you don't want it to be imminent. The whole idea is for it not to be imminent, dumbass. You want to prevent it from being imminent. Senator, let me ask you this because I find it, I'm putting this in context, which I know you always.

1:24Ben Meiselas:Then you have Laura Ingraham trying to push the propaganda into high gear for Donald Trump. And she's like, the real debate here isn't between Trump and his base because Trump's base is turning against him. She goes, are you for good or are you for evil? It's just that simple here. Play this clip. It's just a complete fraud. I'm sorry. The real debate here, and you saw it in his comments, is not between the interventionists and the isolationists or even between Trump and some elements of his base. The real debate, the real conflict here is between those who believe America is good and those who believe fundamentally America is corrupt and evil.

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3:02Ben Meiselas:And then Jesse Waters creates this like weird cosplay fantasy situation. And he's like, this is checkmate Donald Trump. We did it. Mission accomplished. Russia and China, they're controlled by the United States. Look how powerful we are. Like, while everything's falling apart, this is what he's saying. Play this clip. Now, they constantly interrupt the free flow of oil through the straight. It jacks up prices, it jacks up premiums it boosts inflation and china buys all the cheap sanction oil that's not going to happen anymore because what we've done here is now with venezuela and iran we've basically tipped over two petro dictatorships both proxies of russia and iran it weakens both of those countries and we now control almost the entire world oil market and we've kicked out russia and china from the middle east an oil rich region right in the middle of the world trade from asia to europe that's where all the goods and energy flows so if this is a successful mission this is what you call checkmate and it's interesting that you know you mentioned when then jesse waters continues to say the weirdest stuff about hillary clinton play this clip a source told the post Hillary's team demanded beauty lighting for the deposition and kept moving the camera to get the best angle.

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4:35Ben Meiselas:Then state regime media brings on guests like MAGA Republican Senator Tom Cotton, who reiterates that the reason the United States is now at war with Iran is because Israel told us to. Here play this clip right here. And second, Secretary Rubio addressed this point yesterday after our Gang of Eight briefing, Israel faced an existential risk, and they were prepared to strike Iran alone. If that happened, Iran was very likely to target our troops. That may address the question of why now? Why not two weeks ago? Why not two months from now? The president, though, did not want to put our troops in harm's way.

5:13The more fundamental question, though, is why? Why did we have to carry out this operation against Iran. And as I said, that's because they have a vast missile arsenal that far exceeds our combined missile defenses. And it gets worse every single month. And that is an unacceptable threat to the United States.

5:30Ben Meiselas:So Sanders, people have to I mean, you hear him say it for yourself. They bring on Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, who was previously the national security advisor, but was moved to the UN ambassador position after he leaked all those messages on signal chat. And he goes, this is precisely what 77 million Americans voted for. Play this clip. And here's the thing that 77 million Americans voted for. They voted for a president who keeps to his word, who keeps to red lines and doesn't get taken advantage of with bad deals like Obama did and like Biden did. That's what America voted for.

6:11And that's what they're getting in in President Trump.

6:14Ben Meiselas:And then Jesse Waters is like, you know what? Gas prices are going up and this may be bad right now, but just stick with the plan and things will be good. With Venmo Stash, a taco on one hand and ordering a ride in the other means you're stacking cash back. With Venmo Stash, get up to 5 % cash back when you pick a bundle of your favorite brands. Earn more cash when you do more with Stash. Venmo Stash terms and exclusions apply. Max$100 cash back per month. See terms at Venmo.me slash Stash terms. The future here. Play this clip. It's hard when you don't have any weapons and you live in a police state.

6:43So Trump will try to shape what happens on the ground from the carriers, and I'm sure the CIA is going to be passing a lot of cash around. How does this affect the American people? Well, the market opened lower, and then it snapped back and closed about flat. Oil prices are up, gas prices at the pump, they're going to jump, and mortgage rates are already ticking up. So in the short term, you're going to see a little inflation. But if it's a successful operation, prices are going to go way, way down. and the stock market is going to rip. Russia's not going to have a supply of drones that they're using to just decimate Ukraine, so it's going to push them towards peace, and the Chinese aren't going to be able to suck up all that cheap sanctioned Iranian oil, and we'll have full control over the oil-rich Middle East, and then we can pivot to the Pacific and stare down Beijing.

7:32But until then, you just pray for the boys, you pray for the president, and hope everything goes well.

7:39Ben Meiselas:And then you have Fox hosts basically reiterating that and saying, so what if gas goes up 24 cents? We're going to get those evils that are lurking away and it's all worth it in the long run. Here, play this clip. that's why it's it kills me to listen to him you know he just inserted himself in foreign policies and and international geopolitics in germany you know at flaunting and advocating for his potential 2028 run and then comes back and has the nerve to say that when his policies have absolutely had such an impact on living in california in so many different ways of cost everyone has fled and by the way if he even knew how to had a slight understanding of what was going on in the region I would say, let's pretend what he said was accurate and it's additional 24 cents.

8:27I will gladly pay that to be safe from all of the evils that were lurking there lately while he gets to comb his hair and go to French laundry. So I see him as a joke and I'm not quite sure why he is clearly surrounded by yes people who are not saying to him, hey, governor, I think you should sit this one out. This is for the adults. All right. I want to ask you something. What's the most ridiculous subscription you've ever found buried in your bank statement? I'll tell you mine. I realized I was paying for two streaming services I didn't even use anymore, and somehow I had duplicate subscriptions to one of them.

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10:13Ben Meiselas:Then you have this Fox host talk about how Donald Trump is definitely meeting the moment. And when it comes to the service members who were killed, Trump has taken it with the gravitas it deserves, the gravitas it deserves. You mean when Donald Trump was bragging about the ballroom or pointing to people in the audience and saying that they look young and hot and they have good genes. Or when Donald Trump said that his dad, Fred, was born in Germany when his dad was born in New York City. But go ahead, go talk about it. Play this. Being a loved one of someone who has deployed under Biden and deployed under President Trump, there is a real difference in that stress level, a phenomenal delta between the two.

11:00And this is a president who understands the stewardship of our greatest treasure, which is our brave men and women in uniform and in the shadows, and does not take the loss of those six American lives lightly. He takes it with the gravitas that it deserves. And I find it despicable that, for example, behind Schumer, we saw Senator Kaine called it an invasion of Iran.

11:19Ben Meiselas:Then they have this host called Tyrus. And this host called Tyrus says, you know, we're never going to get a fair shake from mainstream media. You know what? Like, we're not going to let anybody bully us. Here, play this clip. Well, a couple of things. First of all, we're not going to get a fair shake from mainstream media. Here is we had this major event happen. And the question was, did Israel force your hand to launch these strikes? So they can't even respect him just to get an answer. You leave your issues with the orange dragon out to ask a question for the American people. I don't think anyone was interested.

11:59Did Israel bully you into like, you're just trying to always taking a shot at his manhood, always trying to attack him to get him there. And I was very excited to see that he did not jump into it. He just answered them very calm. He's very tempered now. And the thing is,

12:13Ben Meiselas:is like, okay, first off, all mainstream media corporate news is owned by right-wing oligarchs right now. Like, what the hell are you talking about? This was a funny moment that where you had the Fox host talking to General Jack Keene and the Fox host, Will Cain, is like, I just want to let you know, I respect you. I respect you a lot. I like what you do. And I think I'm not going to say I'm against this war. I'm not going to say I'm for the war. And then you'll see that the guest is like, can you just shut up and ask me the question already here? Let's play this clip. Well, it's not 100 % clear to me, General, and that's not to suggest that I don't support 100 % what is happening, nor that I 100 % offer my support.

12:54I just think I want to ask a couple of critical questions. And I hope you know how much respect I have for your service. And I think it goes without saying to anybody watching how much respect I have for the men making this decision. You don't have to patronize me. Just ask the question. Go ahead. Come on, ask it. To be clear, General, I'm not patronizing you. I'm trying to have a very serious conversation in front of the American people. The men making these decisions have my utmost respect. This is less about you and everybody making these decisions. And this is about the American people understanding the investment that lies before them.

13:24Ben Meiselas:But what I did find fascinating is that there were some Fox hosts that were like, enough already. I mean, even Caroline Sunshine, who's a Donald Trump sycophant, she's like, look, I've worked for Donald Trump. I've been with him for a long time. And I don't know what the hell this is about. Here, play this clip. But again, if I can just read this quote from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today at his press conference. He said, this is not a single overnight operation. The military objectives we've been tasked with will take some time to achieve, and in some cases will be difficult and gritty work.

13:54We expect to take additional losses. We will work to minimize U.S. losses, but this is a major combat operation. I voted for President Trump, and I worked for President Trump because I didn't want to hear statements like that from my government, again, regarding American involvement in the Middle East, and I just think that's important to be clear about.

14:10Ben Meiselas:More from Caroline Sunshine here so you can see what she had to say. Let's play this clip. What do you think about that? And the real question also is, are any of those objectives in the direct national interest of the United States and of the American people? Or is this going to become another regime change war that the American people rejected and did not vote for? If they wanted that, they would not have voted for Donald Trump as many times as they have and put him in the Oval Office. Iran is a country that is four times the size of Afghanistan. It has a decentralized fighting force that is much more complex and widespread than Afghanistan.

14:45And I think the administration going forward needs to be very clear with the American people about what its objectives and timelines are. Six months ago, the American people were told that we use B2 bunker buster bombs to completely obliterate and destroy Iran's nuclear program. And anybody that said otherwise was fake news. Now we've been told that we've somehow in those six months they were able to restart the program. Now we're told that we've completely destroyed it again. We're told that we've taken out, you know, 49 leaders who were on the chessboard to replace the Ayatollah. And the president has been very clear saying to the people of Iran, I intervened and now I'm leaving it to you.

15:26So my question then to the administration, and I think it's the question that a lot of American people certainly under 35 have, is if all of that has been done, why are we still there? Because we've lost six U.S. service members at our bases in the Middle East, and I don't think the American people are going to have a very high tolerance for losing more U.S. soldiers unless those objectives are very clear and those timelines are very clear, and it's made clear how it is in the direct interest of the American people.

15:52Ben Meiselas:Then you had Dana Perino over on state regime media, and Dana Perino was saying, you know, could you just imagine how bad things would be if Kamala was in charge. Just imagine if we had Kamala in charge. Here, play this clip. Anything about what they would do to stop it. And I do believe that the whole world might rest a little bit easier knowing that Kamala Harris is not making these negotiations. If you think about the story that we did last week that said that the issue of Gaza really hurt her, right? So you can imagine that the Hamas caucus would have talked her out of something like this type of action.

16:29And that's also what she just displayed on the street corner.

16:31Ben Meiselas:And so you see right now just state regime media just totally, totally falling apart right now. I'll just show you this other clip right here. Let's play it. They cannot have a nuclear weapon. They have to give up their long range ballistic missiles. They cannot continue to sponsor terrorism all over the world as what many administrations have put up with as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism. and they can't have these naval capabilities that can instantly shut off 20 % of the world's energy supply. Those are the objectives and God bless our United States military that are achieving those objectives right now as we speak.

17:10Like you said, in many ways, we've already won.

17:13Ben Meiselas:Well, there you have it. Let me know what y 'all think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers and thanks for watching.

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