# Student’s criticism of costs at Trump rally sparks claims about Fox reporter’s reaction

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fox-news-reporter-accused-of-looking-shellshocked-after-young-man-blasted-trumps-economy-at-florida-rally/
- Published: 2026-10-26T19:25:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T19:32:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16239249/Fox-News-reporter-accused-looking-shellshocked-young-man-blasted-Trumps-economy-Florida-rally.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Economy, World

## Key points

- A student cited inflation, interest rates and prices as key concerns.
- The brief exchange with a Fox correspondent spread widely online.
- Trump was in Florida to support Republican candidates in close races.

## Summary

At a rally in Fort Myers, Florida, a Fox News correspondent asked college student Andrew Pitts what he hoped to hear from Donald Trump. Pitts said he wanted relief from the war, inflation, interest rates and the high cost of everyday essentials such as shopping and petrol. The clip went viral, and some viewers accused the reporter of appearing taken aback before moving on, though the article says the brief exchange was cut from a longer report and is being viewed as out of context.

Trump was in Florida to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds and Senator Ashley Moody, who is standing in a special election. Polls put both ahead of their Democratic opponents, but the races are closer than expected in a state Trump won by 13 points in 2024. At the rally, Trump criticised the Democrats’ candidates, calling Angie Nixon a “Marxist maniac” and saying former Republican David Jolly had been “thrown out of the party like a dog”.

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