Brit Hume Says Republicans May Have ‘Something Good’ To Brag About Next Year To Offset Tariffs

Brit Hume said on Fox News Monday that the Republican Party may rally voters next year around a robust economic plan to counterbalance the tariff policies currently in place.

U.S. stocks experienced a significant drop on Friday, continuing a downward trend after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs, leading to the steepest market decline since June 2020. During an appearance on “Special Report with Bret Baier,” Hume discussed the new tax.

“I think it will add impetus, Bret, for them to do something. The votes are close, but they will need to do this. They’ll need the tax cuts, the spending cuts, and the big, beautiful bill the president talks about to give them something to take home with them for next year,” Hume told Baier when asked if he believes such a bill could indeed rally Republican voters, especially those feeling the economic pinch from tariffs. “The hope, of course, is that the effect of those will offset some of the effect of these tariffs in the near term, for sure. ”

Voters will decide on 468 seats in the U.S. Congress, including 33 Senate seats and all 435 House seats, on Nov. 3, 2026. With congressional elections more than a year and a half away, Republicans are under pressure.

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“So all these wondrous benefits that we’re hearing about, new factories in the United States, a return to manufacturing jobs, that all will take time. Republicans on Capitol Hill, particularly those in the House of Representatives, don’t have a lot of time,” Hume said. “They’ve got an election coming up next year, and if the negative effects of the near term, which the administration admits are real, are still in place and the benefits haven’t come yet, you can see why they’re worried.”