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Yahoo
03-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fox News anchor caught off guard when confronted with Fox's bad poll numbers for Trump on inflation
Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner was seemingly caught flatfooted Thursday when a Democratic guest referenced her own network's polling to show that the vast majority of Americans disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling inflation. Instead, Faulkner heaped praise on the president over his handling of the economy while parroting Trump's own false boasts about inflation plummeting, prompting her guest to point out that recent data shows that prices have been on the rise in recent months. During Thursday's broadcast of The Faulkner Focus, the veteran anchor welcomed former Kamala Harris adviser Mike Nellis to her program to discuss Harris' decision to forego a California gubernatorial run next year, which has sparked speculation that the former vice president may try for another White House run in 2028. Toward the end of the discussion, which also included National Review writer Caroline Downey, Faulkner pointed out that the Democratic presidential field in the next election would be 'crowded' before asking Nellis who he thought would become the frontrunner. 'Who do you think this really does come down to having to impress the American people right now? Because your party, Mike, you guys aren't all moving in concert with one another,' she declared. Acknowledging that the Democrats are 'having tough conversations' after losing the 2024 election, Nellis went on to say 'both political parties are out of touch with the day-to-day lives of most Americans' before bringing up poor approval numbers for the president on economic issues. 'There's a lot of polling out in the last couple of weeks talking about how frustrated people are with inflation and pricing and housing and things like that,' Nellis continued, prompting Faulkner to cut him off to insist that the economy is booming. 'Inflation's at 2 percent! The GDP just popped,' she exclaimed. Nellis, meanwhile, retorted that inflation is actually 'at 2.9 percent,' referencing the 'core' inflation index that was released earlier this month. The Consumer Price Index, meanwhile, rose 2.7 percent year-over-year, and prices were up 0.3 percent over the course of the month. 'The GDP just popped to three percent! I mean, we haven't seen that in a very long time,' a flustered Faulkner proclaimed, apparently unaware that the United States had two straight quarters of at least three percent growth last year – and had exceeded that mark in four of five quarters heading into the 2024 election. 'If I could point you to Fox's own polling, Trump is negative 30 percent on pricing and inflation and is as unpopular as Joe Biden ever was,' Nellis shot back. 'So the American people are frustrated with where their lives are right now.' With the Democratic strategist also highlighting other surveys that Americans feel they are worse off than they were six months ago, Faulkner interjected to let Downey get the final word and to bring the segment to an end. 'President Trump is rapidly delivering on his economic promises,' Downey said before Faulkner wrapped things up. Nellis, meanwhile, did appear to slightly exaggerate how poorly Trump fared in the latest Fox News survey – a survey that recently led the president to once again rage about the network's polling division. Though he claimed that the president is negative 30 points on his handling of inflation, the network's most recent poll finds that Trump is actually only down 26 points, as 36 percent of Americans approve of the way he's dealing with the issue, compared to 62 percent who do not.
Yahoo
31-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fox News anchor caught off guard when confronted with Fox's bad poll numbers for Trump on inflation
Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner was seemingly caught flatfooted on Thursday when a Democratic guest referenced her own network's polling to show that the vast majority of Americans disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling inflation. Instead, Faulkner heaped praise on the president over his handling of the economy while parroting Trump's own false boasts about inflation plummeting, prompting her guest to point out that recent data shows that prices have been on the rise in recent months. During Thursday's broadcast of The Faulkner Focus, the veteran anchor welcomed former Kamala Harris adviser Mike Nellis to her program to discuss Harris' decision to forego a California gubernatorial run next year, which has sparked speculation that the former vice president may try for another White House run in 2028. Towards the end of the discussion, which also included National Review writer Caroline Downey, Faulkner pointed out that the Democratic presidential field in the next election would be 'crowded' before asking Nellis who he thought would become the frontrunner. 'Who do you think this really does come down to having to impress the American people right now? Because your party, Mike, you guys aren't all moving in concert with one another,' she declared. Acknowledging that the Democrats are 'having tough conversations' after losing the 2024 election, Nellis went on to say 'both political parties are out of touch with the day-to-day lives of most Americans' before bringing up poor approval numbers for the president on economic issues. 'There's a lot of polling out in the last couple of weeks talking about how frustrated people are with inflation and pricing and housing and things like that,' Nellis continued, prompting Faulkner to cut him off to insist that the economy is booming. 'Inflation's at two percent! The GDP just popped,' she exclaimed. Nellis, meanwhile, retorted that inflation is actually 'at 2.9 percent,' referencing the 'core' inflation index that was released earlier this month. The Consumer Price Index, meanwhile, rose 2.7 percent year-over-year, and prices were up 0.3 percent over the course of the month. 'The GDP just popped to three percent! I mean, we haven't seen that in a very long time,' a flustered Faulkner proclaimed, apparently unaware that the United States had two straight quarters of at least three percent growth last year – and had exceeded that mark in four of five quarters heading into the 2024 election. 'If I could point you to Fox's own polling, Trump is negative 30 percent on pricing and inflation and is as unpopular as Joe Biden ever was,' Nellis shot back. 'So the American people are frustrated with where their lives are right now.' With the Democratic strategist also highlighting other surveys that Americans feel they are worse off than they were six months ago, Faulkner interjected to let Downey get the final word and to bring the segment to an end. 'President Trump is rapidly delivering on his economic promises,' Downey said before Faulkner wrapped things up. Nellis, meanwhile, did appear to slightly exaggerate how poorly Trump fared in the latest Fox News survey – a survey that recently led the president to once again rage about the network's polling division. Though he claimed that the president is negative 30 points on his handling of inflation, the network's most recent poll finds that Trump is actually only down 26 points, as 36 percent of Americans approve of the way he's dealing with the issue, compared to 62 percent who do not
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The Independent
31-07-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Fox News anchor caught off guard when confronted with Fox's bad poll numbers for Trump on inflation
Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner was seemingly caught flatfooted on Thursday when a Democratic guest referenced her own network's polling to show that the vast majority of Americans disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling inflation. Instead, Faulkner heaped praise on the president over his handling of the economy while parroting Trump's own false boasts about inflation plummeting, prompting her guest to point out that recent data shows that prices have been on the rise in recent months. During Thursday's broadcast of The Faulkner Focus, the veteran anchor welcomed former Kamala Harris adviser Mike Nellis to her program to discuss Harris' decision to forego a California gubernatorial run next year, which has sparked speculation that the former vice president may try for another White House run in 2028. Towards the end of the discussion, which also included National Review writer Caroline Downey, Faulkner pointed out that the Democratic presidential field in the next election would be 'crowded' before asking Nellis who he thought would become the frontrunner. 'Who do you think this really does come down to having to impress the American people right now? Because your party, Mike, you guys aren't all moving in concert with one another,' she declared. Acknowledging that the Democrats are 'having tough conversations' after losing the 2024 election, Nellis went on to say 'both political parties are out of touch with the day-to-day lives of most Americans' before bringing up poor approval numbers for the president on economic issues. 'There's a lot of polling out in the last couple of weeks talking about how frustrated people are with inflation and pricing and housing and things like that,' Nellis continued, prompting Faulkner to cut him off to insist that the economy is booming. 'Inflation's at two percent! The GDP just popped,' she exclaimed. Nellis, meanwhile, retorted that inflation is actually 'at 2.9 percent,' referencing the 'core' inflation index that was released earlier this month. The Consumer Price Index, meanwhile, rose 2.7 percent year-over-year, and prices were up 0.3 percent over the course of the month. 'The GDP just popped to three percent! I mean, we haven't seen that in a very long time,' a flustered Faulkner proclaimed, apparently unaware that the United States had two straight quarters of at least three percent growth last year – and had exceeded that mark in four of five quarters heading into the 2024 election. 'If I could point you to Fox's own polling, Trump is negative 30 percent on pricing and inflation and is as unpopular as Joe Biden ever was,' Nellis shot back. 'So the American people are frustrated with where their lives are right now.' With the Democratic strategist also highlighting other surveys that Americans feel they are worse off than they were six months ago, Faulkner interjected to let Downey get the final word and to bring the segment to an end. 'President Trump is rapidly delivering on his economic promises,' Downey said before Faulkner wrapped things up. Nellis, meanwhile, did appear to slightly exaggerate how poorly Trump fared in the latest Fox News survey – a survey that recently led the president to once again rage about the network's polling division. Though he claimed that the president is negative 30 points on his handling of inflation, the network's most recent poll finds that Trump is actually only down 26 points, as 36 percent of Americans approve of the way he's dealing with the issue, compared to 62 percent who do not
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The Independent
30-06-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Non-Jewish Fox News anchor says she ‘100%' questions faith of Jewish lawmakers who endorse NYC's Mamdani
Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner said she '100 percent' questioned Jewish politicians' 'commitment to Judaism' if they endorsed progressive New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, all while her co-host Emily Compagno falsely accused Mamdani of not condemning the Holocaust or speaking out on antisemitism. Meanwhile, the remarks from Faulkner – who herself is not Jewish – sparked pushback from liberal Fox News pundit Marie Harf, prompting the daytime anchor to double down on policing the religious devotion of Jewish Democrats. 'The same way I would question Chuck Schumer, who works against the interests of his own people at times for the politics,' she exclaimed, adding: 'And that's what they're doing here.' Since his upset victory in the Democratic primary last week, Mamdani – a 33-year-old democratic socialist who energized young voters with his campaign focused on affordability – has been the target of Islamophobic attacks from conservatives due to his Muslim faith. President Donald Trump has suggested that he would defund New York City if Mamdani is elected, all while claiming 'New York City has fallen' and falsely labeling him a 'communist.' At the same time, Mamdani's been relentlessly criticized over his positions on Israel amid the brutal war in Gaza, which has seen centrist Democrats and the mainstream news focus on his support for the BDS movement and his stance on the pro-Palestine slogan 'globalize the intifada,' which has been used to describe Palestinian uprising against Israel. This resulted in NBC News anchor Kristen Welker pushing Mamdani to denounce the phrase multiple times on Sunday's broadcast of Meet the Press, leading him to explain why he was declining to do so. 'That's not language that I use,' he said. 'The language that I use and the language that I will continue to use to lead this city is that which speaks clearly to my intent, which is an intent grounded in a belief in universal human rights.' Adding that he's 'heard those fears' from Jewish New Yorkers who feel the phrase is a call to violence against Jews, Mamdani stated that he doesn't 'believe that the role of the mayor is to police speech in the manner' before noting that he'll need to 'not only talk about something but to tackle it and to make clear that there's no room for antisemitism in this city.' During Monday's broadcast of the Fox News midday roundtable show Outnumbered, the largely conservative panel took turns blasting the mayoral hopeful for 'refusing to condemn' the phrase while outright painting him as a hateful antisemite. Harf, the lone liberal voice on the couch, pointed out that a number of prominent Jewish Democrats have come out in support of Mamdani's campaign after he defeated scandal-plagued former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and is now slated to face unpopular incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, who is running as an independent. 'He has repeatedly said that he abhors antisemitism. Increasing anti-hate crime funding by 800 percent – that's real. That will help in New York,' she noted. 'And don't take my word for it. Prominent Jewish New Yorkers – Jerry Nadler, Brad Lander – they have said they have endorsed him.' Cutting Harf off, Faulkner insisted that Nadler and Lander were merely taking a pro-party position because Mamdani was now the Democratic candidate, leading to an eye-opening exchange between the two. 'Are you questioning Jerry Nadler and Brad Lander's commitment to Judaism?' Harf wondered aloud. '100 percent! Yes,' Faulkner boldly declared. 'Wow. I wouldn't question anyone's commitment to their faith,' Harf retorted, causing the Fox News star to seemingly invoke Trump's repeated swipes at Schumer, the Jewish Senate minority leader who has been a staunch supporter of Israel for decades but has expressed criticism for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. 'The same way I would question Chuck Schumer, who works against the interests of his own people at times for the politics,' Faulkner huffed, adding: 'And that's what they're doing here.' While Harf continued to explain that Mamdani has gained a significant portion of New York's Jewish voting base, prompting Faulkner to say she's 'not discounting their feelings,' Compagno leveled sweeping allegations against the New York assemblyman. 'I will be candid, I find this person frightening,' she asserted. 'I find him blatantly antisemitic. I find it horrifying that he won't condemn the Holocaust, that he won't condemn that language, that he's fine with hyperbolic language when he said the president puts people in jail for writing op-eds but all of a sudden becomes a ballet dancer with words when it has to do with globalize the intifada.' Despite Compagno essentially accusing Mamdani of Holocaust denial, which appears to be based on the candidate not co-sponsoring a New York state assembly resolution condemning the Holocaust, he has repeatedly and publicly commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day and has supported additional funding for Holocaust survivors. 'I have condemned the Holocaust every year,' Mamdani said at a press conference last month. 'This is something that is very clear to me and every New Yorker, and is something that I've made clear mostly in public statements, which is where most New Yorkers are actually engaging with their politics.' Compagno would also brush off Mamdani's commitment to increase funding to fight hate crimes, insisting that the additional spending wouldn't be needed if he 'tamped down on the rhetoric' and would 'come out and say directly 'I abhor antisemitism.''
The Herald Scotland
28-06-2025
- Health
- The Herald Scotland
RFK Jr. on fluoride bans: Probably 'more cavities'
Fluoridation is not banned in Europe, according to a 2018 fact sheet from the American Dental Association (ADA). However, adding fluoride to drinking water is not as widespread in European countries as in the U.S. Some European countries fluoridate their water, while others do not and the reasoning and result of those actions varies, according to BBC reporting. USA TODAY has reached out to ADA for more information. Kennedy's response came after anchor Harris Faulkner asked him how removing fluoride from public drinking water would affect children who don't have access to dentists or proper oral healthcare. Kennedy has been pushing to ban fluoride in public drinking water. In April, during a meeting with President Donald Trump, he said that kids get "stupider" the more fluoride they take in. Kennedy's remarks were met with backlash, as the study he pulled from was criticized for inadequate statistical rigor and other methodological flaws. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond for additional comment when contacted by USA TODAY on Friday, June 27. Fluoride bans: Two states have now passed fluoride bans. These other ones introduced bills. What is fluoride? Fluoride is a naturally-occurring mineral found in many foods and water and has been long thought to help prevent tooth decay, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Throughout the day, the protective outer layer of our teeth, called enamel, breaks down. Natural minerals within the enamel are broken down by bacteria, plaque and sugar. This is called demineralization. To gain these minerals back, people must consume food and water that contains chemicals like fluoride, calcium and phosphate, the Cleveland Clinic states. This is known as remineralization. The Cleveland Clinic says with too much demineralization and not enough remineralization, tooth decay may begin. Exclusive: As RFK Jr. targets fluoride, Texas is coming for kids toothpaste When was fluoride introduced in the US? Fluoride was first introduced in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1945, according to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC). Where is fluoride banned in the U.S.? Utah and Florida have banned fluoride from public drinking water - Utah in March and Florida in May. Kennedy has championed these states, and others looking to pass bans, including Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nebraska, South Carolina, North Dakota, Arkansas, Tennessee, Montana and New Hampshire. American Dental Association responds to fluoride bans After Utah passed its fluoride ban in March, the ADA released a statement saying dentists "see the direct consequences fluoride removal has on our patients." "It's a real tragedy when policymakers' decisions hurt vulnerable kids and adults in the long term. Blindly calling for a ban on fluoridated water hurts people, costs money and will ultimately harm our economy," ADA President Dr. Brett Kessler said in a news release. The ADA has also pointed to studies, like one 2024 study conducted by the University of Queensland, which found that children exposed and not exposed to fluoride showed no difference in IQ testing. Contributing: Natalie Neysa Alund, Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy and Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her at gcross@
