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As early voting begins, the network lurches from French protests to fixating on Ilhan Omar

Published October 22, 2026 9:00AM (EDT)

Host Sean Hannity looks on as Vice President JD Vance visits his show "Hannity" at Fox News Channel Studios on June 15, 2026. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Fox News’ closing argument for the final midterm elections of Donald Trump ’s political reign is increasingly frantic. The network promised its viewers prosperity. With early voting underway in most states, its best pitch now is footage of burning streets in France .

During the 2024 presidential campaign, Fox repeatedly sold Trump’s return to office as the cure for high prices. As economic indicators began to disappoint toward the end of 2025, the network pivoted to promises that 2026 would bring an economic boom. Once again, that prosperity has failed to materialize.…