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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fox Star Maria Bartiromo Sucks Up to Trump in Stunning New Video
President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Maria Bartiromo this week—and she wants everyone to know. The Fox Business Network anchor gushed about her private dinner with the president the night prior, praising Trump's 'very successful first 100 days in office' in a fawning segment on Mornings With Maria Thursday. 'The president could not have been more gracious and generous with his time,' she said. During the intimate meal, Bartiromo was wined and dined with 'a bundle of bibb lettuce salad and petite filet of beef with baby kale, followed by strawberry shortake.' She was joined by White House Communications Director Steven Cheung and later fawned about the event for her Mornings With Maria fans. 'I was incredibly honored to have dinner with President Trump and his key communications director, Steven Cheung, at the White House last night,' she wrote, adding that the trio discussed Trump securing the border and 'reining in inflation'—despite major stock market instability prompted by his chaotic tariff rollout. The praise didn't end there. 'After an incredibly busy night meeting business leaders at the press conference and then in the Oval Office, the president was kind enough to dine with me,' she added. Before the feast, she added, she was able to tour the president's home. 'I was so grateful to see some of the president's new designs at the White House and the changes, including that iconic portrait of President Trump with his fist in the air saying fight, fight, fight after being shot in the ear back on July 13 last year,' she said. She ended her speech by expressing extreme gratitude: 'Thank you so much, President Trump, for your leadership, friendship, and protection of this great nation.' Trump reposted the video of Bartiromo's high praise on his Truth Social account. It's not the first time the MAGA lover has dined with Trump, and it's likely far from her last. And Bartiromo isn't the only one that's been wooed by Trump's banquets. Bill Maher recently came under fire for his cozy meal with the president. The comedian compared Trump to a king and later called himself a hero for even stopping by. Like Bartiromo, he called the president 'gracious and measured.' Maher received major backlash for his obsequiousness, including from actor Larry David, who wrote a scalding New York Times essay titled 'My Dinner With Adolf' to parody Maher's visit.
Wall Street Journal
11-04-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
The Fox Host Whose Show Caught Trump's Attention During Tariff Meltdown
After JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon issued a warning Wednesday that a recession was 'a likely outcome' of the president's tariff regime, Fox host Maria Bartiromo chatted with a regular viewer. Bartiromo, global markets editor and host of 'Mornings with Maria' on Fox Business Network, said she spoke with President Trump about the interview and the economy after he announced a surprise overhaul of global tariffs that had caused a market meltdown. 'He said Jamie made some good points,' Bartiromo said in an interview, referencing her phone call. Big CEOs had struggled to find a way to get through to Trump during a week in which markets convulsed and businesses scrambled to recalibrate their supply chains, pricing and margins in the face of surprisingly high tariffs. Dimon's appearance on Bartiromo's show—in which he warned of a likely economic pullback—registered with the president. Trump peppered references to the interview into public comments throughout the day. He referenced the interview in a Truth Social post shortly after Dimon's appearance. When taking questions from reporters later that day after announcing a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for all trading partners except China, he said he had seen the interview. Bartiromo, 57 years old, is a Brooklyn native who spent her early career at CNBC, where she garnered the nickname 'Money Honey.' She became a staple of market coverage from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. She has been with Fox for 11 years, and hosts 16½ hours of programming a week, including 'Sunday Morning Futures' on Fox News. She co-moderated two debates during the 2016 election cycle. Last month, Bartiromo interviewed Trump about tariff policy, asking him about the markets. She regularly interviews CEOs on her show, with this year's lineup featuring Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan. Trump is famously fond of news personalities, particularly on Fox, whose shows have become powerful platforms for leaders trying to affect policy. Bartiromo has been public about her access to the president. She posted a photo of herself and her husband with Trump and Melania Trump on Instagram in December as well as a picture of her sitting at the president's table during an inauguration weekend dinner in January. His second term has been a boon for the network. Fox, the longtime cable news ratings winner, recently recorded its highest rated quarter in history, and is averaging about 1.9 million daily viewers so far this year. MSNBC has attracted an average of roughly 604,000, with CNN bringing in 430,000 viewers. 'Sunday Morning Futures' has averaged 2.1 million viewers so far this year while the weekday 'Mornings with Maria,' on Fox Business, is averaging 116,000 viewers, up 14% from the same period in 2024, according to Nielsen data provided by Fox. CNBC's 'Squawk Box' is bringing in 112,000 viewers, up 18% from the prior-year period. Fox News parent Fox Corp. and The Wall Street Journal parent News Corp share common ownership. The Dimon interview had been scheduled about a month before the Trump administration unveiled its vast tariff plan. As more executives began to speak out against the proposal, Dimon knew Trump and his inner circle could tune in for his interview, the Journal has reported. 'The only interest guiding President Trump's decision-making is the best interest of the American people,' said White House spokesman Kush Desai. He said the president had received 'good-faith commitments from a majority of our trading partners willing to strike favorable trade deals.' Bartiromo said she earned the president's esteem when she was critical of allegations that Russia interfered in the 2016 election on his behalf. 'I've known President Trump a long time, and I know that he respects my work,' she said. Comments that she and others have made on her show were featured in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox over false allegations that the voting machine company helped rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Fox settled with Dominion in 2023 for $787.5 million. She is a defendant in a defamation lawsuit by Smartmatic over false claims that the voting technology company helped rig the 2020 presidential election. A New York state appeals court in January issued a ruling that allows the case to proceed toward trial. 'Smartmatic grossly inflated its damage claims to generate headlines and chill free speech,' A Fox spokeswoman said. 'We are eager and ready to continue defending our press freedoms,' she added. Bartiromo's take on Trump's tariff plans was at times more pointed than other Fox hosts. 'Everyone was very excited about President Trump's agenda, deregulation, tapping into energy, tax cuts, and now, boom. With these tariffs, everything has changed,' Bartiromo said in an interview Wednesday with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. 'Why are we doing this?' Write to Isabella Simonetti at
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fox News' Maria Bartiromo Makes Sobering Admission About Trump's Tariffs
Fox News' Maria Bartiromo on Monday acknowledged that President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs will likely have a direct, negative impact on American consumers ― as she still tried to allay broader economic concerns. Bartiromo suggested the sliding stock market may be an 'overreaction' and that there are some potentially positive signs ― but admitted the tariffs will likely lead to higher prices. 'It is going to have an effect on Main Street,' she said. 'Some things will become higher priced. We will see some products actually be raised in price because companies will pass on the cost of tariffs to consumers. I would expect that.' 'That's why you have some people saying that we could see a recession, we'll see a growth slowdown,' she added. Bartiromo, though, also argued that a single announcement that the Trump White House had renegotiated trading terms with a foreign country could help change public opinion. America is in the 'disruption' phase that Trump has cautioned of, she added. 'Knows He's F**ked': Trump's New Insulting Nickname Mocked As A Total Dud 'WHAT IS HE SAYING OMFG': Trump's Dodgers Tribute Takes A Very Weird Turn Hillary Clinton Torches Trump Admin Move With Scathing, Sarcastic Jab Stephen Colbert Spots The Bleakest 'Silver Lining' In Trump Tariffs Fallout
NBC News
10-03-2025
- Business
- NBC News
Trump rejects pleas from business for more clarity on tariffs: 'They always say that'
President Donald Trump has dismissed the growing chorus of CEOs, investors and policymakers who are pleading with the White House for greater clarity about his sweeping tariff agenda. 'They always say that. 'We want clarity,'' Trump said in a Fox News interview that aired Sunday. 'They have plenty of clarity,' the president told 'Sunday Morning Futures' host Maria Bartiromo. Appeals to the White House from the business community to provide more concrete guidance, Trump said, are little more than talking points. 'They just use that — like almost a sound bite.' Pressed by Bartiromo on whether there would be 'clarity for the business community,' Trump's reply was telling. 'I think so, but you know, the tariffs could go up as time goes by, and they may go up, and you know, I don't know if it's predictability.' Bartiromo interjected: 'That's not clarity.' A day after the full interview aired, the start of a new week of tariff -fueled fears and heightened economic uncertainty sent stocks lower at Monday's opening. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 400 points, or 1%. The S&P 500 slipped 1.4% and the Nasdaq Composite shed 2%. Later in the morning, both the 500-stock S&P and tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped to their lowest levels since September 2024. Trump's comments capped off a week marked by unpredictability about both his tariffs and the broader strength of the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 fell 3.10%, for its worst weekly mark since September. The Dow fell 2.37%, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 3.45%. At the center of the storm were Trump's stiff 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, which were initially paused for a month, then restarted Tuesday, only to be reined in Wednesday and then partially paused for another month on Thursday. Meanwhile, Trump and multiple officials in his administration warned that Americans could be in store for some economic strain — including higher prices. But they insisted any adverse impacts would be temporary. Confusion surrounding Trump 's constantly shifting trade plans has left investors uncertain about what's coming next. While Trump has downplayed the impact of his unpredictable trade policies on domestic markets, Wall Street analysts have not. 'We still have no clarity on the economy moving forward with the Trump turmoil,' wrote Byron Anderson, head of fixed income at Laffer Tengler Investments. 'The longer we have chaos and turmoil from Trump, the higher the probability that we will eventually have data trend negative,' he wrote in a Friday note. The White House did not respond to a request for comment on Trump's latest remarks about his tariffs, or about the widespread confusion surrounding his agenda. The coming week promises plenty of new economic data to test the competing theories. Due out Monday is the New York Fed survey of consumer expectations, followed by the Wednesday release of February's consumer price index. Thursday will see a fresh set of producer price data, before finishing the week with a University of Michigan consumer sentiment reading on Friday. Now, as the Trump administration embarks on a monthlong reassessment of America's trade relationships around the world, the negative impacts of uncertainty, felt over the past few weeks, could be magnified. 'Markets fear uncertainty more than they fear bad news,' wrote Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert Financial. '25% tariffs are easier to price in than 'maybe 10%, maybe more, maybe less.'' It's not just companies and investors who need greater clarity before they make major decisions. The Federal Reserve does, too. Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday said the central bank is 'well positioned to wait for greater clarity' while the Trump administration implements 'significant policy changes in four distinct areas: trade, immigration, fiscal policy, and regulation.' Speaking at the U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, Powell said it would be 'the net effect of these policy changes that will matter for the economy and for the path of monetary policy.' For now, he said, 'uncertainty around the changes and their likely effects remains high.' The Fed, like so many others, is 'focused on separating the signal from the noise as the outlook evolves,' he added. — CNBC's Jesse Pound contributed reporting.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump Drops Eye-Watering Number for How Long High Prices Could Last
Americans should come up with a totally new calendar to measure how long they'll be affected under the president's tariff plan, per the president. During an interview with Fox Business's Maria Bartiromo that aired Sunday, Donald Trump dodged whether the country would dive headlong into a recession, and suggested that Americans should model their economic projections on a 100-year model—like China—rather than assess his performance on a quarterly basis. 'Are you expecting a recession this year?' Bartiromo asked. 'I hate to predict things like that. There is a period of transition because what we're doing is very big,' Trump said. Instead, Trump said, 'There could be a little disruption.' 'Look, what I have to do is build a strong country,' the president continued, responding to criticism about the recent stock market drop. 'You can't really watch the stock market. If you look at China, they have a 100-year perspective. We have a quarter. We go by quarters. And you can't go by that.' Last month, Trump announced he would impose a 25 percent tariff on goods from America's closest neighbors. Two days later, he backtracked, giving Canada and Mexico a one-month delay. On March 4, the tariffs went into effect, sparking retaliatory tariffs from Canada, as well as outcry from America's Big Three automakers. A couple more days later, Trump directed another one-month pause for goods that met his 2020 trade deal, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which a White House official told CNBC covered roughly 50 percent of Mexican imports and 38 percent of Canadian imports. And then, in an interview that aired Friday, Trump said the tariffs could go higher than 25 percent. As a result, the last week saw drastic market fluctuations, with the stock market tumbling as the tariffs went into effect. The Dow dropped 670 points, and by the end of the week, Republican lawmakers were fed up. 'The tariffs could go up as time goes by, and they may go up,' Trump told Bartiromo. 'We may go up with some tariffs. I don't think we'll go down, but we may go up.' 'For years, globalists have been ripping off the United States. They've been taking money away from the United States, and all we're doing is getting some of it back, and we're going to treat our country fairly,' Trump said, echoing language from one of his former key advisers, Steve Bannon. 'This country has been ripped off from every nation in the world, every company in the world. We've been ripped off at levels never seen before, and what we're going to do is get it back.'
