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Fox pundits egg on Trump’s trade war with Canada (opens the original)
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As the Trump administration escalates its ongoing trade war with Canada, Fox News and Fox Business personalities are once again throwing their support behind President Donald Trump’s antics, even though they threaten both the U.S. economy and Republicans’ chances in the upcoming midterm elections. Some of these commentators echoed arguments by the president that Canada’s trade practices with the U.S. were unfair, justifying the trade war. Of course, Trump himself signed a trade deal with Canada,
Real wages have fallen for several months, but these Fox hosts claim wages are rising (opens the original)
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Thanks to reignited inflation from President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, real wages have plummeted since March, largely erasing wage gains from most of the second Trump administration. Yet several Fox News and Fox Business hosts in recent weeks have insisted wages are increasing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ June Real Earnings News Release showed real average hourly earnings, which take inflation into account, beginning to plummet in March 2026 for private employees, declining by 0.6% that
Fox argues the Trump economy is “booming” as many indicators show otherwise (opens the original)
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Many on Fox News and Fox Business are arguing that the economy under President Donald Trump is “booming” and “going gangbusters,” even though many months of the Trump administration have included job losses, inflation remains elevated, wages are stagnant, and economic growth remains below the second half of the Biden administration. Fox is also pushing for Republicans to run on the economy during the upcoming midterm elections, even though many policies supported by Trump and other Republicans a
Fox News barely covered latest waves of Trump tariffs (opens the original)
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According to a review of Fox News transcripts by Media Matters, the right-wing cable news channel spent a mere 9 minutes this week discussing two new waves of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. On July 20, President Donald Trump announced a new 50% tariff on many Canadian imports, in the latest escalation of a trade war between the U.S. and Canada that was initially triggered by Trump last year.These latest tariffs are set to take effect in mid-August. This announcement was followed on
Ahead of tonight’s speech, Fox praises Trump as a leader on election security — ignoring his repeated efforts to undermine it (opens the original)
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In the week before President Donald Trump’s July 16 prime-time address, during which he reportedly plans to push conspiracy theories that China interfered in his 2020 election defeat, Fox News has portrayed Trump as a leader on election security. However, his second administration has repeatedly taken actions to weaken the nation’s election security, including dismantling much of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, disbanding multiple task forces to combat foreign influence on
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