Pete Hegseth and Harris Faulkner Analyze Media Meltdown and Trump's Historic Foreign Policy Reset After Election Victory
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Pete Hegseth and Harris Faulkner Analyze Media Meltdown and Trump's Historic Foreign Policy Reset After Election Victory
Pete Hegseth joins Harris Faulkner to dissect the media's stunning failure to predict Donald Trump's election victory and what it reveals about their disconnect from American voters. From pundits confidently declaring "Trump is toast" to post-election soul-searching about "who are we as a country," the conversation exposes the reflex of blame rather than introspection. Hegseth also breaks down how Trump's return signals a complete foreign policy reset, with world leaders from Netanyahu to Zelenskyy already reaching out, and adversaries like Iran, China, and Russia recalibrating their strategies as America prepares to reestablish deterrence and peace through strength.
Harris Faulkner opened the segment by showcasing a stunning montage of media personalities and political commentators who confidently predicted Kamala Harris would win the election in a landslide. The clips revealed a pattern of certainty that proved completely disconnected from reality.
"I will be a blow-out. Not a close race. I think there are those Republicans who just vote for Harris," one pundit declared. Another stated flatly, "Trump is toast." Yet another confidently predicted, "I think she will win," even suggesting people should take advantage of favorable betting lines.
After the election results came in favoring Donald Trump, these same voices shifted to bewilderment and finger-pointing. "We need to really take a step back and think about what does that say about us?" one commentator asked. Another lamented, "People who woke up this morning with a dream and are going to bed with a nightmare." The soul-searching continued: "I would like to know what that says about us as a country. I am mystified in some ways. Who are we as a country? We're starting to find out. And from what I am seeing right now, I'm not sure I like it."
The Need for Introspection
Harris Faulkner identified the central issue facing these media figures: "One word comes to mind and it is introspection. If they don't do some, it is going to get difficult for all of us because we're here together."
Pete Hegseth agreed, explaining that the comments reveal a deeper problem. "By the way, these comments are a reflex. If your reflex has been blame Trump and his supporters for their views, they are the problem, it will be your initial instinct. The question is the next level."
Hegseth pointed to James Carville as an example of someone who had been warning the Democratic Party for years about the problems with their approach. "James Carville has been warning the Democratic Party for years now this woke stuff you are pedaling doesn't appeal to large constituents who might vote for Trump. He predicted but will he say that same thing to his party at this point?"
Blaming Demographics Instead of Understanding Voters
The conversation turned to specific examples of media figures blaming particular demographic groups for the election outcome. Hegseth highlighted Sunny Hostin from "The View" who directly blamed "uneducated white women" for Trump's victory.
"Sunny Hostin you played the clip on 'The View' just today. Blamed directly -- a direct quote, uneducated white women. Uneducated white women are the reason why Trump won," Hegseth recounted. He noted that one of her co-hosts pushed back, pointing out "that's the reason Trump has the support that he has is because you keep demeaning his supporters as if they aren't capable of understanding they feel less secure, illegals entered their neighborhoods and everything costs more."
Harris Faulkner added that Joy Reid also focused on blaming white women, while praising Black women. She noted the fundamental problem with this approach: "You are taking down an entire race of people and it is really odd coming from the left. Or maybe not."
Hegseth identified the core issue: "That's the problem. They look at people only in group categories. Identity politics says if you are X you will vote Y. Trump showed it is not about that. What do you believe? Who do you worship? Those things matter more."
Harris Faulkner brought it back to the most universal concern: "The color of money matters to everybody. Paying for groceries."
Trump's Foreign Policy Reset
The discussion shifted to the international response to Trump's victory and what it signals for American foreign policy. Harris Faulkner reported that many allies have already reached out to President-elect Trump to congratulate him, including Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"We understand that Netanyahu was one of the first to call him and they spoke on the phone for 20 minutes today and the call is known to have been warm and cordial," Faulkner revealed. Netanyahu posted his congratulations publicly, stating: "Congratulations on history's greatest comeback. Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America."
Trump has made clear promises about Middle East policy. "I will stop the chaos in the Middle East. It would have never happened. Israel would have never been attacked on October 7th. And I will prevent World War III from happening," Trump stated. Fox News voter analysis showed more people trust Trump to handle the conflict in the Middle East than his opponent.
Reestablishing Deterrence
Pete Hegseth outlined what Trump's return means for America's adversaries and allies alike. "Reestablishing deterrence is what we want. Trump talks often how there are no new wars started under his watch and they were only unleashed before and after and ended disastrously."
He listed the nations and actors now on notice: "Iran is on notice and Xi is on notice. Kim Jong Un knows he is on notice as well. Russia and NATO are on notice. The alliance better step up and be capable of defending Europe."
Hegseth explained that Trump's approach represents a fundamental shift: "Adults are back in the room. Clarity in peace through strength is not peddling climate change to China. What our capabilities are and their ambitions. When he rebuilds the morale inside our military is a strong signal as well."
The impact will be felt globally, according to Hegseth: "The good guys around the world realize America is back in their corner. The enemies are recalibrating now. They remember what Trump did. Soleimani was clear. The leader of the Taliban understood what their fate was if they messed with Americans. America is back and a lot of good things on the world stage."
The Anti-American Axis
Harris Faulkner raised the issue of the growing alignment between adversaries, particularly North Korea putting troops on the ground in Ukraine to support Russia. She noted that this significant development was never addressed during the campaign: "Just curious there was some shifting and things going on during this campaign and you never heard Kamala Harris talk about it. North Korea in the game matters, too."
Hegseth responded bluntly: "Not once, Harris. She wasn't capable of talking about it. That's the sad part. She never articulated a real foreign policy." He described what has developed under the current administration as "an anti-American axis brought about by weakness."
"When Joe Biden was capable of doing was like no one else, pushing China and Russia together. Russia buddies up to North Korea and Iran. The BRICS countries trying to suppress the dollar. When the West and America is strong, communists, autocrats, dictators are weak," Hegseth explained.
He argued that these adversaries formed their alliance specifically to counter American weakness, but now face uncertainty: "They are coming together to try to counter us in a way that I don't think they know how to handle what Trump will bring to try to stop them in that approach. They know they've got a new approach coming. It is not friendly toward that any axis. You have to realize it is real at this point."
The Blue Wall Collapse
In closing, Harris Faulkner asked Hegseth about the so-called "blue wall" states in the upper Midwest, given his experience living in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Democrats had counted on these states to secure victory, but the results told a different story.
Hegseth offered a vivid metaphor: "Looks like a blue drawbridge. Looks like for Trump they dropped the bridge and said come on in. Working class people who work hard for a living and ultimately just want a fair shake. Common sense and fair shake. We know these people and they came out for Trump."
The analysis underscored a central theme of the entire conversation: media and political elites fundamentally misunderstood the American electorate, viewing voters through the lens of identity politics rather than recognizing their concerns about security, economic stability, and common sense governance.
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