Fox News’ Brit Hume Calls Out Trump on Rising Prices Just Weeks Before Midterms

When Brit Hume sat down on Wednesday’s Special Report, he didn’t beat around the bush. The veteran Fox News political analyst held up a freshly‑released network poll and let the numbers do the talking.

The survey, which dropped just hours after the Federal Reserve announced its first rate hike since 2023, found that 63 percent of American voters think the Trump administration has made the economy worse. That’s an 11‑point jump from a year ago.

“This business with prices is just… killing the administration and the president’s party,” Hume said, his tone equal parts weary and resigned. He went on to note that 62 percent of respondents named rising grocery costs as a “major problem” for their families, while 61 percent singled out gas prices.

It’s not just about the headline numbers. Hume reminded viewers that inflation, he said, was one of the promises that helped Donald Trump win the White House. “The president was elected in the hope, I believe, that inflation could be brought under control,” he said. “And to some extent on many products it has, but when it comes to gasoline… the problem is worse.”

The backdrop to Hume’s commentary was a surprise rate‑increase decision by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, who lifted rates by a quarter‑point – a move largely blamed on persistent inflation tied to the ongoing conflict with Iran.

Trump, now 80, had just taken to the airwaves demanding that the Fed lower rates. His plea fell flat as Warsh announced the hike, underscoring a growing disconnect between the president’s economic narrative and the data rolling out of Washington.

Other pollsters are echoing the gloom. A University of Massachusetts Amherst survey from August pegged Trump’s approval at a paltry 32 percent. And a separate national poll showed Democrats leading Republicans 51‑43 on a generic congressional ballot – a gap that could tighten further if voters keep feeling the pinch at the pump and grocery aisle.

Later in the broadcast, Special Report host Bret Baier aired a clip of Vice‑presidential hopeful JD Vance urging voters to give Republicans “another chance” in November. Hume didn’t let that slide unnoticed. “The economy is growing, jobs are pretty plentiful, poverty is at its lowest point in modern history,” he acknowledged, “but this business with prices is just… killing the administration.”

With the midterms less than two months away, the message was clear: the Republican ticket is staring down a cost‑of‑living backlash that could prove decisive at the polls.