Trump LOSES HIS MIND over FOX POLL…is he DONE?!

What this episode is about

A recent Fox News poll reveals that a mere 8% of independents believe former President Trump is adequately addressing economic issues, raising concerns about his focus as he prepares for future elections. With inflation and the economy ranking as the top voter concerns, the poll suggests significant challenges ahead for Trump within the independent voter demographic, which could impact his political prospects.

Key takeaways

• Only 8% of independents believe Trump is sufficiently focused on the economy—his Achilles' heel for 2024.
• Voters rank inflation as their top concern, but Trump seems more invested in foreign policy foibles.
• Trump's economic speech got overshadowed by war rhetoric—proof that a sound bite can sink a sound policy.
• Consumer confidence hits rock bottom, revealing that Americans care more about healthcare than Trump's immigration wars.
• Cuts to healthcare funding are indirectly bankrolling ICE—because who needs health when there's a border crisis?

Who speaks in this episode?

• Tom (Guest) · 3 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Donald Trump, Sean Hannity, Midas Touch
2. 3:00 – 6:00: ICE, Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index
3. 6:00 – 9:00: ICE, Venezuela
4. 9:00 – 10:19: Venezuela, Marco Rubio

Notable quotes from "Trump LOSES HIS MIND over FOX POLL…is he DONE?!"

• Even might as touch. But Fox News's own poll is showing that 8% of independents, only 8% of independents think that Trump is spending enough time on the economy.

  about Donald Trump · at 0:28

• Sean Hannity on Fox News couldn't help but give bad news about Trump. The news was the fact that independents think that he is not spending nearly enough time on the economy because he is not.

  about Sean Hannity · at 2:04

• Those Republicans who as Eric Swallwell just said, Congressman Swallwell, the way they talk about Trump behind their back is much different in front of the cameras. It gives…

  about Eric Swalwell · at 3:03

• Confidence helps give insight into that very low poll number around independence. Evidently, the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index was the lowest this January than it has been since 2014.

  about Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index · at 4:22

• I want everybody to understand the cuts to your health care are what's paying for this. All that extra money that everybody's paying right now in their premiums, all that extra…

  about ICE · at 5:51

• These ICE agents that are killing people on the streets like Renee Good and Alex Prey. And then never mind Venezuela.

  about Venezuela · at 8:38

• Million went to Venezuela. 200 million is still sitting in that Qatari bank overseen by Trump convicted of fraud and Marco Rubio.

  about Marco Rubio · at 9:48

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Donald Trump — Person · Primary referenced political figure · 3 mentions · first at 0:05
  Central subject of the segment: discussion of polling showing independents think he spends too little time on the economy and too much on immigration/foreign policy, plus criticism of his administration’s spending priorities.
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) — Person · Referenced elected official / policy critic · 3 mentions
  Quoted/endorsed for arguing that healthcare resources are being redirected to immigration enforcement (ICE), tying policy choices to public dissatisfaction reflected in polling.
  AOC got it exactly right that the money that would have gone to American healthcare is instead paying for ICE.
• Eric Swalwell — Person · Referenced elected official / quoted critic · 3 mentions
  Invoked to support the claim that some Republicans privately disparage Trump but publicly fall in line; used as evidence for intra-party dynamics tied to Trump’s popularity.
• Sean Hannity — Person · Referenced media host/commentator · 2 mentions · first at 0:28
  Cited as a Fox News personality who relayed unfavorable polling for Trump, used to underscore that even friendly media is reporting weak independent support on the economy.
• Marco Rubio — Person · Referenced political figure / alleged participant in foreign-policy-related claim · 1 mention · first at 9:39
  Mentioned in connection with testimony and a claim about Venezuelan oil proceeds held in a Qatari bank, used to argue foreign-policy spending and alleged corruption/financial handling.

Companies & orgs

• ICE — Company · Policy focus · 2 mentions · first at 5:54
  Discussed in the context of funding cuts and its impact on healthcare subsidies and immigration policies.

Concepts & topics

• Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index — Concept · Economic indicator · 1 mention · first at 4:27
  Referenced as a measure of American consumer confidence, highlighting its lowest point since 2014.

Places & events

• Venezuela — Place · Foreign policy focus · 3 mentions · first at 8:43
  Mentioned in relation to a naval blockade and its financial implications for American taxpayers.

Sponsors

• Midas Touch — Company · Promotional mention · 1 mention · first at 0:25
  Briefly mentioned in passing, possibly as a reference or comparison.
  American taxpayers are realizing where their money is going and this is why they're unhappy. New Midas merch. Head to store.midestouch.com today and get yourself the best prodemocracy gear and show your support.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 One poll that caught our eye uh in our new Fox poll, Tom, is a view of how much time President Trump spends on issues uh immigration, foreign policy, economy, and too much time is really low uh on the economy and it seems like there is this at least in this poll in these respondents of registered voters um it's a little upside down.

0:23 Damn. No, not CNN or the Huffington Post. not even might as touch. But Fox News's own poll is showing that 8% of independents, only 8% of independents think that Trump is spending enough time on the economy.

0:41 Under this program, the US government will automatically create a tax-free investment account for every newborn American child. Something that nobody really would have even thought of. Under this administration, we're going to leave every child with real assets and a shot at financial freedom.

1:02 Clearly, the administration sees those numbers out there. Yeah. I mean, I thought this was the best event they' done on the economy. I mean, he went all the way out to Iowa and, you know, gave this speech, but with what was going on and the news out of Minneapolis and then he posted to True Social that he's got an Armada steaming toward Iran and threatening them. His his economy speech ended up being like the fourth fourth news story of the day. At least this one, this was featured. Um, that poll is really disturbing. And when you look at a poll like that, you got to dig into the internals and the partisan splits. Throw out the Democrats because they hate him.

1:36 They'll never give them credit. Look at independents. Look at Republicans because that's what the Republican party needs and what Trump needs for the midterms. And 78% of independents think that Trump isn't spending enough time on the economy. That's a huge number. And the economy is the number one issue by an order of magnitude. Uh inflation in the economy is 36%. Next uh closest thing is like 15%. So a lot of work for the administration to continue to do on the economic front. Sean Hannity on Fox News couldn't help but give bad news about Trump. The news was the fact that independents think that he is not spending nearly enough time on the economy because he is not spending nearly enough time on the economy. Only 8% of independents thought it was enough. And it was very telling the other numbers as well. 47% thought that he was spending too much time on immigration. 37% too much time on

2:34 foreign policy. So essentially Trump spending time in foreign wars and creating war on the street of America instead of focusing on the economy is bad all around for him. And the reason why it's so important for his poll numbers to go down is because the less popular he is with the American people and certainly with independents which swing elections, it will give leeway for those Republicans who as um Eric Swallwell just said, Congressman Swallwell, the way they talk about Trump behind their back is much different in front of the cameras. It gives them the courage, let's say, to actually stand up to Trump or vote in a way that he doesn't like. When they realize he has no longer any political capital or enough sway over the American people or specifically over independence, perhaps these cracks can actually help bring the downfall of this Trump regime.

3:39 These guys are so lucky they're not under oath because they would have to tell you what they really think of Trump. They call him crooked. They call him cruel. They call him a scumbag. I've heard you all say it. You're lucky you're not under Trump. But when the lights go on and the cameras are on, you're tiny. You're small. You shrink. Everyone remembers Matt Gates coming over here after a committee hearing, he would laugh at how stupid he thought Trump was. This is all a show. And Mr. Smith, you're just the latest act that they've brought in. But they can't erase what happened on January 6th because we saw it with our own eyes.

4:19 CNN's reporting about American consumer confidence helps give insight into that very low poll number around independence. Evidently, the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index was the lowest this January than it has been since 2014. surpassing even the low during the pandemic at a time when no one knew what was going to happen when businesses were going to start again if people were going to get fired. It is lower than even that. And evidently according to Americans things they are concerned about are health care costs. As we know, Trump allowed at Trump and the Republicans in Congress allowed those tax subsidies to go down, tripling at times premiums as well as wars abroad.

5:08 They have had this is creating instability and a lack of confidence among consumers in the economy.

5:18 Uh government funding, we're about to run out of money. How uh what should be the red lines when it comes to ICE funding? uh you know you you know when it comes to DHS how uh should there be policy or reduction in funding what should be the options

5:31 I mean you know in terms of which deadlines line up with which goals that's a that's a tactical decision to be made but my position has always been clear that ICE funding should be cut. Um, we're seeing what they're doing with this reckless explosion in funding. And mind you, just just so everybody knows, I want everybody to understand the cuts to your health care are what's paying for this. All that extra money that everybody's paying right now in their premiums, all that extra money that you're paying, it is paid for with it is all of that extra money that that the government and the ACA subsidies that was given to nearly a trillion dollars in healthcare was taken out and given to ICE. So, understand how these dots connect. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face. That's what that is what this administration's doing. That's what the Republican party

6:33 did. AOC got it exactly right that the money that would have gone to American healthcare is instead paying for ICE. And according to that poll, Americans do not like it because they thought he had spending too much attention on immigration. So, let's talk about the money in immigration. As we know, that big awful bill allocated $30 billion to ICE agents to do the things that we're seeing to hire people and even if they're not qualified and give them bonuses. But 45 billion of that in addition to the 30 billion went to create ICE detention centers. So, let's talk about this. It's a whole new for-profit stream for his oligarch friends because he actually ran out of campaign of deporting people who were not here illegally. I mean, we see them doing the exact opposite, taking people even from court hearings. But even if you took his campaign slogan, he's not even doing that. He's not deporting people. The big

7:36 awful bill isn't planning on deporting people. They're not spending $45 billion to hire more judges in order to process people's immigration quicker in order to deport them. They are instead building facilities. You don't need facilities if you plan on deporting somebody. That's detaining them. Detaining them for something that is just a civil law. You don't have a consequence of going to prison for a typical immigration violation. And if you did, you would go through federal court and have get time in a federal prison. You don't need immigration detention centers. So why did that bill create $45 billion for it? Americans realize the money for healthc care is instead going to a whole new for-profit detention center. It is instead going to these ICE agents that are killing people on the streets like Renee Good and Alex Prey. And then never mind Venezuela.

8:46 That blockade, the oil blockade, the naval blockade for the Venezuelan oil is still going on. And it is going on at the expense of American taxpayers. And that has to do with that poll about thinking Trump is spending too much time on foreign affairs. According to sources, how much we are spending on that, we have already spent $700 million on that blockade. $700 million. And it will probably get to $1 billion. money that could instead be used for health care, money that could be used for schools, money that could be used to pave our roads, or instead going to do a naval blockade in Venezuela so that way Trump could sell the Venezuelan oil and park it in a Qatari bank as Marco Rubio testified to that yesterday. 500 million of it that they initially sold, 300 million went to Venezuela. 200 million is still sitting in that Qatari bank overseen by Trump convicted of fraud and Marco Rubio.

9:59 American taxpayers are realizing where their money is going and this is why they're unhappy. New Midas merch. Head to store.midestouch.com today and get yourself the best prodemocracy gear and show your support. That's store.midestouch.com.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Trump LOSES HIS MIND over FOX POLL…is he DONE?!"?

Tom (Guest).

What is "Trump LOSES HIS MIND over FOX POLL…is he DONE?!" about?

A recent Fox News poll reveals that a mere 8% of independents believe former President Trump is adequately addressing economic issues, raising concerns about his focus as he prepares for future elections. With inflation and the economy ranking as the top voter concerns, the poll suggests significant challenges ahead for Trump within the independent voter demographic, which could impact his…

What is mentioned in this MeidasTouch episode?

9 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Donald Trump, ICE, Venezuela, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, Eric Swalwell. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Trump LOSES HIS MIND over FOX POLL…is he DONE?!"?

The episode runs 10 min; the transcript is about 1,576 words in 15 timestamped sections.

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