Trump and Fox News deepen Iran split as approval hits lows — Msnow

msnow shows Donald Trump pressing ahead with his Iran war while his public support sinks to second-term lows. is still praising the campaign, even as some Republicans warn it could damage the party’s grip on Congress in November’s midterm elections.

Fox Hosts Back Trump

One Fox host said Trump had “the courage, the wisdom, the fortitude to confront this Nazi-like regime.”

A Fox correspondent said Trump now “holds the cards” against Iranian officials who are “grasping at straws.”

That kind of language turns a war update into a loyalty test for viewers who still treat the network as a political signal rather than a passive news feed.

Hannity Levin Kilmeade

Sean Hannity, Mark Levin and Brian Kilmeade had already spent the first few months of the year urging Trump on their programs to take action against Iran.

Their push mattered because they were not just reacting to events.

They were helping set the bounds of what counted as acceptable escalation, including a special ops mission to seize Iran’s uranium and the targeted assassinations of more Iranian leaders.

Trump has also brought more than two dozen former Fox personalities into top administration roles, and he has leaned on current Fox stars for counsel.

He also seemed to order policy changes, including sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to U.S. airports, after segments caught his eye.

2020 Fox Fallout

The present fight carries old baggage from 2020, when Fox’s decision desk called Arizona for Joe Biden on election night and Trump lashed out at the network.

That episode led to defamation lawsuits against Fox and pushed the relationship from partisan alliance into something more brittle.

The remaining question is whether Fox’s praise can keep pace with Trump’s falling approval long enough to blunt the midterm damage Republicans now fear.