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Fox's midterm panel looks beyond Wiles to tariffs and war

Trace Gallagher's election-night discussion offers competing explanations for Republican losses, from congressional inaction to a fractured MAGA coalition.

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'Susie Wiles must RESIGN': Fox News panel on midterm BLOWOUT

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0:39Kaylee McGhee White links Republican losses to a fractured coalition, tariffs, the Iran war and Trump's priorities.
2:09Elizabeth Pipko describes electoral swings as normal and says Trump is willing to work with others.
3:33Brianna Lyman faults congressional Republicans for inaction and highlights public opposition to the Iran war.
5:27Fox calls Michigan's governor race for Democrat Jocelyn Benson over Republican John James.
6:06Caroline Sunshine calls for Susie Wiles to resign, blaming her management of election strategy.
7:48Alexandra Macedo argues that economic burdens and an unpopular war made turnout the decisive issue.

Tariffs, the Iran war and the cost of living receive as much scrutiny as campaign management in Trace Gallagher's election-night panel for Fox News. The upload's title foregrounds a demand for Susie Wiles to resign, but the discussion reaches well beyond the White House staff.

Kaylee McGhee White argues that the Republican defeat reflects a breakdown in Donald Trump's coalition, linking it to public disapproval of tariffs, the war and the president's priorities. Brianna Lyman puts responsibility on congressional Republicans, criticizing their failure to act while holding a majority.

Elizabeth Pipko offers a different reading: electoral swings are part of democracy, and Trump can work with others to move forward. Later, Alexandra Macedo describes the result as a turnout problem rather than a failure of persuasion, pointing to high costs and an unpopular war weighing on the Republican base.

The title's promised resignation demand arrives about six minutes in. Caroline Sunshine says people behind the scenes want Wiles to leave over her handling of election strategy. That is Sunshine's account, not a conclusion shared by the whole panel.

The discussion is punctuated by actual election calls: Democrat Jocelyn Benson wins Michigan's governorship, while Republican Tommy Tuberville wins Alabama's.

There is also a development since this November 4 broadcast. Fox's November 7 coverage reports that Stephen Miller will replace Wiles as chief of staff, with Trump praising his outgoing aide as he announces the change.

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