Fox News Skips Most Primetime Talk on $200 Billion Iran War Funding
Media Matters found Fox News devoted about 11 minutes to the Pentagon's $200 billion Iran war funding request through March 19, 2026, but allocated less than a minute in prime time (44 seconds on Jesse Watters Primetime and 19 seconds on Fox & Friends); the rest of the discussion occurred on other Fox programs. The report portrays the primetime coverage as minimal and not making the case for the funding, while noting Congressional skepticism and that the amount could shift, with defense officials not disputing the figure at the time.