After President Donald Trump sparked outrage when he admitted in an interview that he would “listen” to any damaging information on his opponent even if it came from a foreign government, pro-Trump media quickly came to his defense.

On June 13, ABC News host George Stephanopoulos asked Trump whether his campaign would accept, or hand over to the FBI, damaging information on his opponent if it came from a foreign source. Trump responded that “maybe” he would do both, saying, “You might want to listen. There isn’t anything wrong with listening.” Trump also pushed back on the idea that a foreign government providing information on a political opponent is election interference. He conceded that “if I thought there was something wrong, I'd go maybe to the FBI” but also asserted that “the FBI doesn’t have enough agents to take care of” what he characterized as “oppo research.” Trump also lied that he had never in his "whole life" called the FBI (he approached the FBI in the 1980s in a matter related to Atlantic City casinos).

The president’s comments came on the same day U.S. senators questioned his son Donald Trump Jr. about his connections with Russia. At the center of the scrutiny surrounding Trump Jr. is a meeting he took in 2016 -- along with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and then-campaign head Paul Manafort -- with a Kremlin-linked lawyer to discuss “dirt” on former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The details surrounding the meeting are still in question.

As criticism of Trump’s comments poured in, pro-Trump media rushed to defend the president. Many immediately pointed to Hillary Clinton, a common scapegoat for right-wing media; others drew a false equivalency with the dossier compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele on alleged connections between Trump and the Russian government to accuse Democrats and the media of a double standard when it comes to accepting foreign assistance during the election. But in fact, while it is illegal to accept contributions from foreign nationals for political campaigns (as Trump suggested he would do), “paying a foreign national fair market value for opposition research is generally not illegal,” as former chief counsel for the Federal Election Commission Lawrence Noble told The Washington Post. “It is considered a commercial transaction, which is not a contribution.”

Nevertheless, pro-Trump media figures still defended Trump’s recent comments, deflecting to Hillary Clinton and the Steele dossier and lambasting the media for their supposed double standards:

• On her prime-time show, Fox host Laura Ingraham said that it “seems like he’s playing.” She then referenced Trump’s 2016 comments during a campaign rally when he asked Russia to find dirt on Clinton, framing the comments as “obviously a Trump joke.” Ingraham and Her guest Victor Davis Hanson, senior fellow at the Hoover Institute, said that the interview showed “you shouldn’t ever talk to George Stephanopoulos.”

• On Fox & Friends, Fox host Sean Hannity cheered Trump’s comments as “the greatest set-up that Donald Trump has ever made” because he angered the “media mob.” He then drew a false equivalency, saying that “if you’re outraged in the media” about Trump’s comments, “how could you not be outraged Hillary Clinton literally empowered a foreign agent who produced a dossier for the Russian lies,” referring to the Steele dossier.

• On his prime-time show the night before, Hannity had defended Trump’s comments, asserting that if offered campaign dirt, “you might want to listen.” He then claimed that “listening is much different than … lying, spying, and paying for Russian lies,” criticizing Clinton and chastising the media for not being more outraged at her.

• On Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy claimed “there is so much oppo research floating around Washington, D.C. Perhaps that’s what the president’s talking about.”

• Fellow Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt dismissed the notion that Trump should report foreign assistance to the FBI, asking “What’s the FBI going to do?” Earhardt concluded that the FBI’s response would be along the lines of “you’re crazy.”

• On America’s Newsroom, Fox News contributor Jason Chaffetz claimed that “fake outrage from the left and the media is part of a pattern.” He pivoted to criticizing the media for not showing any outrage about former President Bill Clinton’s paid speeches when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state.

• On Special Report with Bret Baier, The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway responded to Trump’s comments by pointing to Clinton, asserting that she “took information from a foreign government.” She claimed that “if this is a huge problem,” then Stephanopoulos “should be asking” Clinton and the DNC about the Steele dossier. She also said the media should be asking, “Why they created this hoax conspiracy theory.”

• On Fox Business, The Washington Times’ Charles Hurt conceded that Trump’s comments were not good, but he urged people to first “think about what he has been through for the past three years.” Hurt also attacked Clinton over the Steele dossier and concluded that Trump is “in fighting mode” so “of course he’s going to say that.”

• Fox host Mark Levin tweeted: “Uh, remember the dossier?” Levin then criticized the media -- calling them “these clowns” -- for being “appalled by Trump’s answer.”

• Far-right conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec wrote that his “favorite part of the exchange was when ABC asked Trump about receiving intel from foreigners and he responded: Everyone in Congress does it #BloodMoney”

• Media Research Center’s NewsBusters: “It's absolutely amazing how many liberals can't recall that Hillary Clinton paid a foreign operative to get foreign dirt on Donald Trump. They think they're the most intelligent ones.”

• Right-wing blog RedState sarcastically compared Trump’s comments to the Steele dossier: “Democrats are Apoplectic That Trump Would Listen To A Foreigner With Dirt On An Opponent.” The blog post calling media reaction “extraordinary,” “considering that the Hillary Clinton campaign and the DNC paid $12 million to a foreigner to not only dig up dirt on candidate Donald Trump, but to disseminate it among the Washington political community, the Intelligence agencies and then to the media.”

• Right-wing troll Kurt Schlichter claimed, “I don’t accept that something is a crime only if it applies to my side.” He also wrote that the left decided that foreign election interference “is not a crime, so it is not a crime,” apparently referring to the Steele dossier, and said, “You might call this whataboutism. But my whataboutism is a moral necessity.”

• Wash. Examiner correspondent Byron York attacked Politico for being “duly shocked, appalled by Trump foreign oppo research comment.” York misleadingly claimed that the same thing is “done by pros! On Nexis! Steele dossier seems to have slipped the mind.”

• Daily Caller reporter Scott Morefield compared Trump’s affirmative openness to taking “foreign-obtained dirt” to Schiff being pranked by Russian radio hosts.

• Conservative commentator Harlan Hill accused Democrats of “LYING THROUGH THEIR DAMN TEETH.” Hill’s comment was addressed at “any democrat saying they'd refuse to use oppo dropped on their doorstep regarding an opponent -- simply [because] they didn't like who dropped the oppo on their doorstep.” Hill also tweeted, “Democrats loved foreign interference in American elections when we were talking about the Anti-Trump Steele Dossier, a FAKE produced by a Brit and sourced by the Russians.”

Following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he intends to impose tariffs on Mexico unless the country stems migration to the U.S., Fox News personalities are cheerleading the move while turning their anger on Senate Republicans for opposing the tariffs.

Trump’s latest threat to impose a 5% tariff on Mexico, rising up to 25% if the Mexican government does not stop migrants approaching the U.S., has concerned experts and politicians across the political spectrum about the potential impact on the U.S. economy. Some Republican senators have reportedly discussed a vote to block the tariffs, but the move would need a two-thirds majority to override Trump’s veto.

Experts warn that the tariffs could have a drastic impact; according to CNBC, “Texas-based economic research firm Perryman Group says proposed tariffs could result in job losses topping 117,000 in Texas and approximately 50,000 in California.” Economists surveyed by Vox said that the threatened tariffs could cost each U.S. household as much as $900.  Business leaders, trade groups, and other organizations have also expressed opposition to Trump’s tariffs: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said that “imposing tariffs on goods from Mexico is exactly the wrong move”; Business Roundtable, “an association of chief executive officers, said in a statement that imposing the tariffs would be a “grave error” to tax imports from Mexico”; and anti-poverty nonprofit Oxfam America called the proposal “shortsighted, harmful, and counter-productive.”

Despite the negative impact that is sure to be felt by taxing imports from Mexico, some Fox News personalities have been very supportive of the president’s latest decision. Others have also expressed anger and betrayal towards Senate Republicans and businesses for not supporting the president’s move towards tariffs. Here are some of the ways that hosts and guests on Fox have been cheerleading tariffs on Mexico:

On Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade chided a “remarkably un-self-aware Congress” for causing “this mess.” Kilmeade expressed anger that Congress is “sitting there against the president on tariffs when he’s using everything possible ... to stem the horrific crisis at our border.” He advised Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to “pretend it’s Brett Kavanaugh” and “push this forward,” referring to last year’s Senate confirmation process for the conservative Supreme Court justice embattled by sexual assault accusations. When co-host Steve Doocy suggested that “both sides are using it for politics,” Kilmeade insisted that Trump is sincere and that this has “nothing to do with politics.” [Fox Business, Fox & Friends, 6/5/19; The Hill, 10/6/18]

On the June 4 edition of his show, Trump confidant Lou Dobbs claimed that “the republic itself is at stake here” and expressed disgust at Senate Republicans for opposing Trump, dedicating multiple segments to the topic. His guest Ed Rollins encouraged Trump to “stand tough” and said that it will be the “beginning of the end” for Senate Republicans if they don’t support Trump. Dobbs claimed that he “fear[s] for the republic itself” because Trump is trying to “secure American safety,” but Republican senators are “turn[ing] their backs on this president,” called it “appalling” and “an utterly dispiriting moment in our history.” Rollins agreed and added that “this would not be a Senate majority” without Trump’s presidency. Dobbs then played and harshly criticized clips of “so-called Republicans in the U.S. Senate” opposed to the tariffs, saying they “are working against the interests, not only of the nation, but the interests of the president and all of you who voted for them.” Dobbs repeated that “the republic itself is at stake here.” [Fox Business, Lou Dobbs Tonight, 6/4/19]

Dobbs ran another segment attacking Republican senators for “selling out the security of the American people” as the chyron read “RINO resistance,” referring to Republicans in Name Only. His guest, former Trump State Department senior adviser Christian Whiton, called the Republican response “disappointing,” to which Dobbs responded, “Hell yes, it’s disappointing.” They criticized Republicans for not passing legislation to fund the wall when they controlled the House -- Dobbs placed the blame squarely on former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI), calling him a “resident traitor” and adding that “now he has Mitch McConnell following.” Dobbs also said that Senate Republicans’ opposition is “the GOP committing suicide.” [Fox Business, Lou Dobbs Tonight, 6/4/19]

Dobbs, hosting Sebastian Gorka, also said there will be “an uprising in this country against the business lobby [and] these pseudo-Republicans” if they oppose Trump’s tariffs.  Dobbs praised Trump for “being the only candidate who had the guts to take on the opioid addiction crisis” before chiding McConnell for “undercutting him with the same glee in his eye that you would expect to be in [Sen.] Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY).” Gorka said that Republicans who oppose Trump now will “pay the price” in 2020. Dobbs agreed and said that there will be “an uprising in this country against the business lobby [and] these pseudo-Republicans” if they oppose Trump’s tariffs. Gorka added that it’s a “betrayal of the American people” and said that Democrats just want “a constituency of illegal aliens beholden to them.” [Fox Business, Lou Dobbs Tonight, 6/4/19]

On Outnumbered, Fox host Steve Hilton praised Trump’s “tough response” and criticized the “outrage amongst the traditional establishment types.” He called Trump’s tariff threat a “constructive, entrepreneurial piece of policymaking” and justified the tariffs because of the “emergency at the border,” saying that “it’s not an exaggeration to say that we don’t have immigration control in this country.” [Fox News, Outnumbered, 6/4/19]

Fox News contributor Tom Homan said that he agrees “with the president 100%.” Homan conceded that “the tariffs may have a short-term effect on the economy,” but his “concern is what price will you put on our national security.” He argued that Trump’s tariff proposals are justified because terrorists  want “to come to this country to do us harm … especially now when there’s chaos on the border and such a great vulnerability.” He added that he’s “not trying to be a fearmongerer, but this is more than a humanitarian crisis” and concluded that “the president is trying to secure our nation.” [Fox News, America’s Newsroom, 6/4/19]

On Outnumbered Overtime, ICE acting director and frequent Fox guest Mark Morgan said that while he is “not an economist,” he is “100% behind the president on this.” He claimed that “Mexico has shown for decades” that they are “on the sidelines,” adding that “they have not been true partners in this.” He also said that Mexico has not been working with the U.S. on asylum “because the cartels own everything” as “a multi-billion dollar industry,” so “Mexico gets to step back and just be facilitators,” saying that they “need to get in the game” and “the president is forcing them to do so.” [Fox News, Outnumbered, 6/4/19]

Discussing Trump’s tariffs on America’s Newsroom, frequent Fox guest Art del Cueto said that “something needs to be done” to force Mexico to reduce immigration, adding that “it’s not about race” because “illegal is not a race.” He concluded that “Mexico needs to assume that responsibility.” [Fox News, America’s Newsroom, 6/5/19]

Fox News’ morning shows are downplaying anti-Trump protests that are expected to flood the streets of London during President Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom, claiming that many protesters will actually be there in support of Trump and that those protesting against him are being paid and bused in.

British news sources are reporting that protest organizers say they’re expecting similar turnout to the July 2018 protests of Trump’s previous visit, which were estimated at 250,000 people in London. Opinion polling shows 67% of Britons hold a negative opinion of Trump and less than half of Britons support his state visit.

Despite these numbers, which Fox has itself acknowledged, Trump’s favorite propaganda channel spent the morning of June 3 downplaying the expected protests. Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade expressed confusion that so many Britons dislike Trump, while Fox guest Niles Gardiner said he expected “the protests will be somewhat limited in scale” and declared that “these demonstrations are going to be far-left, anti-American demonstrations.”

Other figures on the network attempted to spread confusion about what the upcoming protests will be about. Fox White House correspondent Kevin Corke said that “a lot of those demonstrations will also include pro-Trump folks.” Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy agreed, saying, “It would be hard to tell who are pro-Trump and who are anti-Trump” among the protesters, adding that “a number of the London newspapers have talked to people who are quite excited to see the commander in chief.” And Fox & Friends First co-host Carley Shimkus misleadingly attempted to make any pro-Trump presence equivalent to the anti-Trump protests: “There are going to be a lot of protests taking place in London, both protests protesting the president and counterprotests in support of him.”

Others on Fox implied that because people from all over the U.K. want to come to London to protest Trump, somehow the protests aren’t legitimate. Fox anchor Bill Hemmer remarked that many of the protesters will be from London, “but many more are bused in from the outside.” Fox foreign affairs correspondent Benjamin Hall said large crowds of protesters were “expected to descend on London, many of them bused in by left-wing groups here to protest against [Trump].” And Fox contributor Nigel Farage, who is somehow still employed by the network despite also being the head of the U.K.’s Brexit Party, misleadingly suggested Trump is actually popular in the U.K. and dismissed “these organized, paid-for protests.”