Fox Scrambles on Air as Trump Faces New Fallout

21 Jun 2026 · 18 min · 6 chapters

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In short

The episode attacks Fox News’ coverage of Donald Trump fallout, arguing it uses propaganda, culture-war attacks, and selective criticism. It mocks claims about the reflecting pool’s algae, contrasts it with Obama-era spending and library controversies, and criticizes Fox hosts’ treatment of LGBTQ issues and political opponents.

Guests

The transcript names Lara Trump (Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law; appears on Fox), Stephen Miller (Trump adviser; appears as a guest), Sean Duffy (Transportation Secretary; discussed alongside his wife’s Fox hosting), and media figures like Sean Hannity, Brian Kilmeade, Greg Gutfeld, and Jesse Waters (Fox personalities). It also references “Emily” as a co-host/guest.

Key claims

Trump is unfairly targeted (“Trump derangement syndrome”); Fox is collapsing/panicking; Pride Night coverage is framed as forcing positions; Tallarico is attacked via gender/name-calling; Iran deal coverage is spun as Trump’s success.

Notable examples

Obama presidential library opening; reflecting pool algae; Fox Pride Night/“heterosexual night” remarks; Stephen Miller’s “six genders” comments; Iran nuclear/war outcome arguments; Hillary Clinton attacked as “just a female.”

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Media Strategies and Audience Engagement

0:05 to 0:30

Explore how brands engage with audiences on platforms like Spotify.

“Build your own multi-view, choose up to three streams, and follow player spotlights.”

Media Strategies and Audience Engagement

1:57 to 2:55

Explore how brands engage with audiences on platforms like Spotify.

“Are you one of those media strategy people clicking through slides, scrolling spreadsheets?”

Trump's Reflection on the Reflecting Pool

2:55 to 6:40

Discuss the media's portrayal of Trump's response to the reflecting pool's condition.

“And everybody on Fox was saying, why are the Democrats so obsessed with the reflecting pool?”

Critique of Media Narratives on Obama

6:40 to 10:30

Analyze the media's reaction to Obama's presidential library and Trump's potential library.

“Israel and the neocons want regime change at all costs, even if it takes U.S.”

Fox News and Political Propaganda

10:30 to 14:00

Examine the propaganda tactics used by Fox News and its hosts.

“Would you like to handle any of those three?”

Analysis of Trump’s Leadership and Media Portrayal

14:00 to 16:47

Explore the discussion on Trump's leadership results and the media's focus on Hillary Clinton.

“He really stepped back from this and looked at the big picture.”
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2:55Ben Meiselas:the algae in it. And everybody on Fox was saying, why are the Democrats so obsessed with the reflecting pool? What are you talking about? Donald Trump's been the one talking about this over and over again and said he was going to make it amazing. And it looks absolutely disgusting. Here, play this clip. Why are they so obsessed with this? Lisa, you must have been a slow news day in Washington, D.C., because you literally had so many, as you just saw reporters heading to the reflecting pool. I think that they're obsessed with it because they want to embarrass President Trump. Now, President Trump is not the first president.

3:31There have been presidents dating back years who have tried to fix the reflecting pool. Barack Obama, by the way, spent about$34 million,$20 million more than Donald Trump did, and yet they didn't cover that at all. And so it's just pure Trump derangement syndrome all over again.

3:46Ben Meiselas:Now, state regime media was also obsessed with the successful opening of former President Obama's presidential library because on regime media, they were saying that this was going to be a complete catastrophe. And look how ugly it's going to look. It looked amazing. The event was great. And seeing all the former presidents that were all at the library opening was actually great to see like normal people behaving with dignity, even if they had different policies and came from different political parties. So state regime media brings on Lara Trump, Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, and she's like, that Obama library is disgusting.

4:24Ben Meiselas:She goes, when I think about all of that, I just think, I just can't wait for Donald Trump's library. That's what we want to talk about. I mean, state regime media is so repulsive and they're so damn jealous of former President Obama. And by the way, Donald Trump's library, if ever one is built, I think he's going to end up trying to build some skyscraper for tax purposes. It's going to be a stain in Miami. It already is a stain in Miami taking over that community college space so that he can get tax benefits, which seems to be for a for profit skyscraper anyway. Here, play this clip right here.

5:00And yet it looks like that. Yes, correct. right? Which Google points out. Yeah, it's the whole thing from start to finish has kind of been a disaster, right? It's ugly to look at. It's over budget. The taxpayers are footing the bill, apparently, for parts of this. And then they had to open the ceremony with this, you know, performative morality virtue signal. It's, you know, when I think about what I would want a legacy as president to look like, I think about the Trump presidential library, which many people have probably seen the videos of. It looks amazing. It's going to be fantastic down in Miami.

5:35Beautiful. But, you know, whenever I'm thinking about what might be in there, I wonder if the Obama library will highlight the way that Obama had people spy on Donald Trump as a civilian during the 2016 presidential campaign. Or are they saving that for the Biden library when they talk about the weaponization of the Department of Justice to prevent Donald Trump from becoming president again? And I'm just waiting to see what happens. Those would be interesting exhibits. I would definitely go to those, Emily. Yeah, there should be one I wonder about the highest prosecutions of journalists in history under the Obama administration.

6:08I wonder if that will have its own wing. Yeah, there's a lot left to be determined and likely desired.

6:13Ben Meiselas:And then the propaganda was just so heavy on Fox as it continues to collapse and panic on air. They have Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary. His wife is now a host on Fox. She's a host on Fox. She's doing the evening shows now, I guess. And she's out there saying, we all know Donald J. Trump looks out for you, right? Everybody, he is great. I mean, stupidest North Korea style propaganda. Just garbage. Here play this clip. Israel and the neocons want regime change at all costs, even if it takes U.S. boots on the ground. Obama and the Dems didn't even like Operation Midnight Hammer, which set Iran's nuke program back a decade.

7:01Trump's looking out for American workers and families who want their gas prices lower and their boys brought home. And who doesn't want world peace? That's something we can all celebrate this Fourth of July. The president didn't want this to be a forever war. He always wanted peace. And the left said they wanted the war over, too. But now that the deal is signed, liberals are saying that we're raving the white flag.

7:28Ben Meiselas:And then, of course, we're getting close to midterm. So you know what that means from state regime media. Time for the culture wars. Time to go after transgender people. Time to attack gay people. Time for state regime media. Which, by the way, Fox has its own pride events. Fox has its own diversity policy if you actually look on its website. But they go online and they hate Manhattan despite being based in Manhattan. They attack transgender and gay people because they just want to spew poison out there. Watch as Brian Kilmeade says, why is baseball having pride night? What are we going to do?

8:07Ben Meiselas:Do heterosexual night? Ha ha ha. Heterosexual. I mean, these people are so vile. Here, play this clip. What is baseball doing having a pride night? You're forcing people to take a position. And to me, you put these guys in an impossible position. And God forbid they do something besides sports and stand for something besides a strikeout. So you put them in a position where in order for them to be comfortable with themselves, they have to say something. And now they're in the middle of this. And I ask you, whose idea was this? You don't have to get involved in Pride Night. We're going to have heterosexual night where only heterosexuals can wear hats.

8:40Yeah, but we don't know. You know, so I don't know.

8:42Ben Meiselas:And speaking of people who are so vile, then they bring on Stephen Miller, one of the most grotesque, disgusting creatures to walk this planet. And he's like, you know what I like to call James Tallarico? He's not even a man. He's a weirdo, man. Does he have six genders? And then you have Sean Hannity. How many genders does he have? What is up with these weird people who spend their evenings talking about penises and vaginas all night. There are real problems facing the American people, real problems facing the people in Texas and states across this country as a result of the Trump regime's awful policies and plans that have caused economic catastrophe in our country in such a short period of time.

9:35Ben Meiselas:But yeah, James Tallarico is addressing these issues like a grown-up and an adult. And so what does MAGA have to do? Well, when you don't have plans and policies, just start to shout and yell and say, gay, transgender, this name, that name, and try to divide the people. Folks, don't let these scumbags divide us. Don't let them divide us. These are the weirdos that we're showing you right here. These are the scumbags right here. They don't want us to be united so that they can deliver for their right-wing oligarchs and try to continue to exploit us all and harm us. That's why I do these videos.

10:14Ben Meiselas:I want to show you what their playbook is. Let's play this clip right here. Stephen Miller, you want to take a shot at what the six genders might be or how God is non-binary or the advocacy for trans men to have a right to abortion. Would you like to handle any of those three? All I can say about Tallarico is that Texas is not going to elect an individual. I can't call him a man. Who knows what gender he is? But they're not going to elect an individual, an entity, who has said the thing that he loves most in the whole world are trans children. He's a weird, strange, bizarre, totally unelectable human who is never, ever, ever going to be the senator from the great state of Texas.

11:10Ben Meiselas:Really, Stephen Miller's the arbiter of normalcy, the arbiter of masculinity. He is such a pathetic weasel. Then they have this Kennedy person on state regime media. And she's like, why does Obama want all of the attention? He's just trying to take all of the attention away. Here, play this clip. So Biden's not going to have it. Clinton doesn't care. He's already soiled every room in his presidential library. Bush's cost half as much. No one talks about it. That's all he's ever wanted for his post-presidency. And Obama wants a bunch of attention. It's negative. And that is going to break his narcissistic heart.

11:52Ben Meiselas:Oh, then Greg Gutfeld attacks Tallarico. He's a weirdo. Do you see that they literally get a script that they trot out there? And it's name calling, it's jealousy, it's hate, it's venom. It's not constructive about how we solve these problems. And when people like James Tallarico are out there solving problems and addressing problems, that makes these people very, very, very jealous. children. How can we try? By the way, he looks like a weirdo. Then you have Jesse Waters saying Donald Trump achieved every objective, right? Right. Didn't he achieve everything? Here, play this clip. Everything's breaking Trump's way.

12:34Iran's nuclear ambitions are toast. Their military has been throttled and their economy sustained a trillion dollars in damage. Every objective Trump laid out on the very first day of the war has been achieved. But because Iran's a police state and severely wounded, they're cherry picking from the term sheet and spinning that they're getting all this money up front as part of a PR campaign to save face.

12:58Ben Meiselas:And they just do this on repetition. We whipped Iran. We beat them. We did it all. And we only had 12 casualties. I mean, we had close to 500 people who we know were injured. 12 casualties is a lot. I know you like to undermine that number. and they're probably covering up much more. Then he's like, any Democrat would have loved this result. Any Democrat, what's this result? Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz. Iran gets$300 billion. The Iranian regime remains in power. Iran gets everything. The US, it's a surrender document. As I've told you all before, I think we should have done this deal, which we should never gotten this catastrophic war.

13:37Ben Meiselas:I think we should, I mean, Obama's deal, let's be clear. We don't have a deal. This is a memorandum of understanding. Obama's deal was a real deal. Thousands of pages, hundreds of pages to thousands of pages long, very detailed. Of all of the bad options doing this, MOU is the best option imaginable, but we shouldn't forget it is a surrender. It's undoubtedly a surrender document. Here, play this clip. He really stepped back from this and looked at the big picture. Let's remind everybody what Red said we whipped the wrong their new program is dead the ayatollah is dead we basically did it with 12 casualties god bless them and no ground troops and now the united states is the world's leading exporter of energy and we did it in three months you look at that and you tell any democrat president over the last 47 years would you take those results all of them would say yes and oil is at the same price it was now that it wasn't before the war i mean those are incredible results but and then jesse waters what does he do just attack hillary clinton let's play it come on these are the times to be alive historians will look back in 100 years they're not going to look at the fake news stuff that jessica traffics in every day yes they're going to see the big stuff the world defining moments the rewiring of world trade the crime the economy the border what we're doing internationally that's the stuff hillary clinton is going to be a footnote and it's just because she's a female Oh, that's terrible.

15:22It's true. Yeah. What has she done? She's just a female. That's it. Oh, I see. A female that does what men do. A U.S. senator, a secretary of state. It's just a job. Oh. And she just talks at the YMCA. She did a great job at the job. No, she did a terrible job. Yes. She did a terrible job. Just like many men have done terrible jobs at those same jobs. Rarely do I say this is beneath you, but it's actually beneath you. You'd be surprised.

15:48Ben Meiselas:He can prove you wrong because he'll never break the chain. Oh, and then bring on more state regime media people who say, even though you see this reflecting pool, that's crystal clear. You're not seeing green. Do you remember when I said to you, I said, Trump will tell his people that the sky is orange and they'll believe it. Or they'll tell them the reflecting pool is clear and they'll believe it. That's what they do on state regime media. Here, play it. I'm here at the newly renovated reflecting pool. It's painted American flag blue. And the Democrats are going to tell you, oh, there's green algae.

16:25It looks so bad. But there's pool guys cleaning it up right now. No other president would do that. But President Trump is still cleaning it up. How is the reflecting?

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