# Opinion: Hugh Hewitt Says Trump Should Go on Primetime TV Before the Midterms to Warn Against a 'Blue Wave'

The Fox contributor argues a 15-minute address would rally the base, name the Senate candidates to back, and remind voters what a Democratic majority would stall. He says a press conference would not do it.

- Section: [Opinion](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/opinion/)
- Published: 2026-10-22
- By: RightNewsRightNow Staff
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This is a summary of an opinion column. The views belong to Hugh Hewitt, not to RightNewsRightNow.

Hewitt asks whether President Trump should give a primetime address next week to influence the midterms. His answer: "Yes. Absolutely yes."

His case. Hewitt writes that Trump is often the best advocate for his own policies, and that a "blue wave" would stall them. He lists finishing the fight with Iran, building the Golden Dome and Golden Fleet, and slowing the regulatory overhaul. He says losing the Senate would mean near-zero odds of confirming appellate judges or Supreme Court justices, and that Democrats would try to match every defense dollar with a domestic one.

The precedents. He cites two. In October 2022, President Biden gave a direct closing argument and the expected "red wave" shrank to a ripple. In October 2006, President George W. Bush held a televised news conference and Republicans got "thumped." His reading: a speech can rally a president's base, a press conference will not.

The format. Hewitt suggests a tight 15 minutes, carried on network time if the Trump PAC buys it or simply fed to social media. He notes that brevity "is not second nature" to Trump or his writers.

What Trump should say. Hewitt wants Trump to ask voters by name to back Mike Rogers in Michigan, Michele Tafoya in Minnesota, Ken Paxton in Texas and Susan Collins in Maine, and to say Rogers and Tafoya are likely to be as independent as Collins. He wants a closing reminder of what Trump inherited: a border he calls sealed, fraud exposed in Minnesota and California, inflation down from the 9.1% peak under Biden but needing to fall more, and an Iranian regime he calls "on its last legs."

Note for readers: the claims about the border, Iran, inflation and the races are the author's. Our summary did not verify them independently. Hewitt hosts a radio show and is a Fox News contributor.

## Source

Original reporting: [Fox News (opinion by Hugh Hewitt)](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/morning-glory-trump-must-go-war-airwaves-stop-democrats-blue-wave-blitz)