By Manuel Roig-Franzia and Manuel Roig-Franzia Feature reporter Email Bio Follow Robert Costa Robert Costa National political reporter covering the White House, Congress and campaigns Email Bio Follow April 27 at 6:00 AM One day in mid-March, President Trump gathered his top economic team at the White House to get its read on the state of the nation’s financial health.
Born just nine months apart, the 70-somethings share a penchant for schoolyard-style name-calling, grumbling about enemies seen and unseen, an apocalyptic view of illegal immigration and a deep embrace of hair-color shades not found in the natural world. Harvey S. Rosen, who chaired the council in 2005, said Bush never made such calls either, but added, “the president is entitled to seek advice from whomever he wants and whenever he wants.”
Trump’s affection for all things Fox is well-established, as demonstrated by his metronomic references to the morning program “Fox & Friends” and his private chats and cheerleading for prime-time Fox News host Sean Hannity. But in Dobbs, Trump also finds a certain special wisdom. “Lou has a very strong opinion on the border, and I do listen to that opinion,” Trump said in a phone interview Tuesday evening from the Oval Office.
But Dobbs “doesn’t care,” the friend said. “He’s at the end of his career, and he’s going to do what he wants to do.” In 1999, his long tenure imploded spectacularly in a fit of pique when Dobbs ordered his crew to cut away from then-President Bill Clinton’s speech in Colorado after the Columbine school shooting massacre. When CNN executives forced Dobbs to go back to the speech, he peevishly announced on air that “CNN President Rick Kaplan wants us to return to Littleton.”
Some of Dobbs’s associates theorized he was crassly capitalizing on the market for conservative viewers Fox News had so deftly recognized. The end for Dobbs at CNN came around the time the network released a major documentary titled “Latino in America” that showed immigrants in a positive light, and was spearheaded by O’Brien. BastaDobbs, a protest movement using the Spanish words for Stop Dobbs, was spawned around the idea it was hypocritical for CNN to promote O’Brien’s production while also giving such an important forum to Dobbs, who the demonstrators accused of spreading lies and misinformation.
Dobbs decided against an Oval Office run. In 2010, he took a job at the Fox Business Network. It was a big step down to an offshoot network from the broader platform of CNN. Yet in the years since, he’s become the most-watched host on business television, a position he’s held since before Trump took office, according to the network, which says he’s also had good ratings with Hispanics.During Dobbs’s early years at Fox Business, Trump didn’t have a close relationship with him.
The attitudes of the majority of posts is exactly why Trump was elected and why what's coming is coming.
No, news video footage is doing this.
That explains a lot. Wish I didn't read that. Scary!
LouDobbs and Trump have a preference for WhiteNationalist thugs from Russia and EasternEurope who more resemble them and the Trump supporters.
THESE OLD WHITE GUYS SEEN THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT AND WENT CRAZY TRUMP DIDN'T EVEN RUN FOR PRESIDENT UNTIL HE SEEN OBAMA AS PRESIDENT THAT'S WHAT HE'S ABOUT A RACIST SO THEY ARE SPREADING FEAR TO AMERICANS THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF IT WON'T WORK !
Lou Dobbs is a crackpot.
The odd thing is Lou Dobbs was born less than a month after the end of WWII. We fought a world war to end the type of tyranny, racism & evil he stands for, and he would've been raised & educated learning about it. Yet he chooses it. Shame on Fox 'News' for giving him a platform.
Lou Dobbs is clinically insane
Sure cause he was elected, right?
God, I wish someone would tell Trump Sesame Street has better advice and they'll help you with the spelling! Big Bird has yellow hair, and Oscar hates everybody too......turn the channel Trump, help is on the way
Lou Dobbs and Donald trump could both be easily pictured praising and cheering white supremacists holding their little torches while chanting Jews will not replace us
I just love the impotence of fake news.
Someone needs to do it Congress is to busy trying to run a coup
This is definitely 1984
DOBBS IS A FRAUD
OMG
The lunatic is shaping the Washington Post Trump Derangement Syndrome policy
Tired of winning
Lou needs to hang it up... he is yesterday...
““Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”” Deuteronomy 27:19 NIV There are a lot of cursed people in Washington.
““Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”” Deuteronomy 27:19 NIV
I remember when Dobbs was freaking out about a NAFTA superhighway and warning about a currency change to the AMERO, a conspiracy theory promoted by Jerome Corsi. He’s a nut.
His wife is a Mexican
I hope he gets cancer
Lou Dobbs was a sad old man until StableGenius wandered in with Russian boost.
At this point, everyone has shaped Trump's immigration policy according to WaPo
How come no one remembers when Lou Dobbs was just another anti-Dubya talking head on CNN 12 years ago?
MoronWhisperer FillsTrumpsEmptySkullWithShitDaily
State news service -- running the White House and therefore speaking for Trump the Traitor, who speaks for himself, not us!
Dobbs is not a sane person. This is so weird.
Trump has no idea what he's doing and it's become quite obvious he just regurgitates what's spewed from these quacks.
looneylou and derangeddonnald all we need is one more stooge.
Mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore.
realDonaldTrump and LouDobbs What a duo! Lies, hypocrisy, dementia, mental illness. DerangedDonald and LooneyLou
A bigoted and biased story. And one that, when we had decent journalism classes in college, would have gotten an F in a JM 301 class
Wrong trashy WaPo. WeThePeople are demanding the flood of ILLEGALS is stopped.
Love you Lou Dobbs!!! So nice to listen to someone who is honest! And right!!!
The President is wise to keep his finger on the pulse of the American electorate & Fox News has by far has the most viewers. The views you see espoused on Fox are the views of the majority of the country. So why wouldn't he tune in?
😂😂😂WaPo keep sinking lower in credibility I love it!!
Lou been a believer and disseminater of conspiracy theories to long to be considered a journalist..Spanky can get advise from whom ever he chooses but is forever linked to the craziness that Dobbs sells. Our President Spouts Conspiracy Theories and should be Art 25 Out of office
I feel like we’re all trapped in the id of an insane old white guy anywhere you turn
Sad
We call this lunatic TV. Dobbs is certifiable.
Peaches RepublicansForImpeachment AmericansForImpeachment
Wack job shapes policy for nut job. Ok
Great. Another Deplorable Miscreant is heard from.
Trump became a Traitor around 1998. When no US banks would lend him money, he got very Angry. That forced him to get Loans from the Russian Mafia. Trump's 1 goal is to get Revenge. He's getting Revenge on the US for his failures back in the 90s. In his mind, it's America's fault
And, seems like it should be in the headline...he’s a quack.
The left’s border policy is having no borders or a country at all
Just two flabby old men with dementia, sundowning into oblivion together.
Is it Lou Dobbs or Tucker Carlson who hosts the White Power Hour? I forget.
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