Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Fox News Business Model Explained - They're Just So Dumb and Gullible
SUBSCRIBE 👉 @hawkpodcasts
Become a Member: youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts/join
Hawk takes apart a fear pitch aimed at farmers and ranchers, starting with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria claiming that a President Kamala Harris would have imprisoned cattle ranchers. Hawk walks through how that message is engineered to frighten and manipulate an audience, then points to the actual case Rollins cited, the South Dakota prosecution of Charles and Heather Maude over a fence line dispute on the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands, charges the Trump administration later dropped.
From there Hawk lays out the gap between the messaging and the material reality. He argues the same administration selling itself as the rancher's protector is pursuing tariff and trade policies that squeeze farmers, and importing hundreds of millions of pounds of foreign beef that would push down prices for American cattle producers, the large majority of whom backed Trump.
His broader point is about how fear, anger, and misdirection keep voters loyal against their own economic interest. Rather than jail, Hawk argues, the outcome for many ranchers is bankruptcy, and he closes on what he sees as the gullibility that makes the whole pitch work.
#BrookeRollins #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump #FoxBusiness #MorningsWithMaria #MariaBartiromo #Ranchers #Farmers #Tariffs #BeefImports #CattleRanchers #Agriculture #USDA #FoxNews #TradeWar #Misinformation #Propaganda #Politics #Economy #Hawk
Timestamps
0:00 The Fox News business model
0:59 Rollins on Mornings with Maria
1:32 The claim about jailing ranchers
2:02 The Maude family case explained
2:37 The push to eat less meat claim
3:23 Tariffs and bankrupted farmers
3:58 Importing foreign beef
4:42 Bankrupt instead of jailed
If you have the means and want to support Hawk you can become a Channel Member:
youtube.com/channel/UCCcrmvbQbfwSZaTgBZPrjMQ/join
SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK
- Support on Patreon: patreon.com/mdg650hawk
- Hawk's Merch Store: hawkmerchstore.com
- Connect on TikTok: tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct
- Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social
- Connect on Substack: mdg650hawk.substack.com
- Connect on Facebook: facebook.com/hawkpodcasts
- Connect on Instagram: instagram.com/mdg650hawk
- Connect on Twitch: twitch.tv/mdg650hawk
ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO
- Additional Content Available Here:
hawkpodcasts.com
youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts
- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform:
Spotify: spoti.fi/3RWeJfy
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/422GDuL
YouTube: youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts
iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdP
Pandora: bit.ly/48COaTB
The Fox News Business Model Explained - They're Just So Dumb and Gullible
SUBSCRIBE 👉 @hawkpodcasts
Become a Member: youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts/join
Hawk takes apart a fear pitch aimed at farmers and ranchers, starting with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Fox Business's Mornings with Maria claiming that a President Kamala Harris would have imprisoned cattle ranchers. Hawk walks through how that message is engineered to frighten and manipulate an audience, then points to the actual case Rollins cited, the South Dakota prosecution of Charles and Heather Maude over a fence line dispute on the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands, charges the Trump administration later dropped.
From there Hawk lays out the gap between the messaging and the material reality. He argues the same administration selling itself as the rancher's protector is pursuing tariff and trade policies that squeeze farmers, and importing hundreds of millions of pounds of foreign beef that would push down prices for American cattle producers, the large majority of whom backed Trump.
His broader point is about how fear, anger, and misdirection keep voters loyal against their own economic interest. Rather than jail, Hawk argues, the outcome for many ranchers is bankruptcy, and he closes on what he sees as the gullibility that makes the whole pitch work.
#BrookeRollins #KamalaHarris #DonaldTrump #FoxBusiness #MorningsWithMaria #MariaBartiromo #Ranchers #Farmers #Tariffs #BeefImports #CattleRanchers #Agriculture #USDA #FoxNews #TradeWar #Misinformation #Propaganda #Politics #Economy #Hawk
Timestamps
0:00 The Fox News business model
0:59 Rollins on Mornings with Maria
1:32 The claim about jailing ranchers
2:02 The Maude family case explained
2:37 The push to eat less meat claim
3:23 Tariffs and bankrupted farmers
3:58 Importing foreign beef
4:42 Bankrupt instead of jailed
If you have the means and want to support Hawk you can become a Channel Member:
youtube.com/channel/UCCcrmvbQbfwSZaTgBZPrjMQ/join
SUPPORT & CONNECT WITH HAWK
- Support on Patreon: patreon.com/mdg650hawk
- Hawk's Merch Store: hawkmerchstore.com
- Connect on TikTok: tiktok.com/@mdg650hawk7thacct
- Connect on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/mdg650hawk.bsky.social
- Connect on Substack: mdg650hawk.substack.com
- Connect on Facebook: facebook.com/hawkpodcasts
- Connect on Instagram: instagram.com/mdg650hawk
- Connect on Twitch: twitch.tv/mdg650hawk
ALL HAWK PODCASTS INFO
- Additional Content Available Here:
hawkpodcasts.com
youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts
- Listen to Hawk Podcasts On Your Favorite Platform:
Spotify: spoti.fi/3RWeJfy
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/422GDuL
YouTube: youtube.com/@hawkpodcasts
iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/47vVBdP
Pandora: bit.ly/48COaTB
