From Washington: How Will President Trump’s Economic Policies Impact The Midterms?

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🗓️ 20 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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As President Trump continues his nationwide tour to tout his economic policies, some in his party are concerned that voters won’t feel the effects of an improving economy in time for next year’s midterm elections, especially with the soon to expire Obamacare subsidies on track to raise insurance premiums for millions of Americans. FOX News Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich joins the Rundown to explain what the economic outlook is like on Capitol Hill, and where the big picture numbers differ from everyday reality. Later, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary joins to give an inside look on what the Administration is doing to lower healthcare costs for Americans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Saturday, December 20th, 2025. I'm Jared Halpern. President Trump defences economic policies in prime time.
0:12.9	It seems the final pitch is going to be Biden broke it. Trump is fixing it. And next year,
0:17.8	Americans are going to feel it. And that was the point of getting out
0:21.4	all the greatest hits on what's happened so far, and then look ahead to this light at the end of the
0:25.2	tunnel. In the administration, wants more prescription drugs manufactured in the U.S.
0:30.9	It's amazing. It's a turning point in the 35-year battle where the globalists have moved
0:36.4	manufacturing outside of the United States.
0:38.9	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington.
0:51.1	President Trump went on offense to defend his handling of the economy as polling shows public support sliding on the most important issue to voters.
1:01.3	Eleven months ago, I inherited a mess, and I'm fixing it.
1:06.0	During a primetime speech from the White House Wednesday night, President Trump says life was unaffordable during his predecessor's term, but says his administration is turning the country around.
1:16.8	Over the past 11 months, we have brought more positive change to Washington than any
1:23.2	administration in American history. There's never been anything like it. And I think most would
1:30.1	agree. But Americans are still concerned with high prices. And a Fox News poll this past week
1:35.4	finds just 28% of voters consider the condition of the economy to be excellent or good.
1:42.7	61% disapprove of President Trump's handling of the economy,
1:47.6	and 90% are concerned about inflation and high prices. That public sentiment is the backdrop to the
1:55.4	upcoming election year, and part of the reason Fox News Senior White House correspondent and host of the Sunday briefing, Jackie Heinrich, says the president made his case Wednesday night.
2:06.8	Well, I think it was a replacement for a year-end press conference, which he did not do.
2:12.3	Instead, rather than taking questions from reporters and going, veering into directions that maybe he doesn't
2:18.1	want to talk about, seizing that time from the TV networks to, you know, get the message out that
2:24.0	he wants to get out, which is the economy is something that he is working on, sort of moving off
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