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On January 2, 2026 the Gutfeld! panel gathered to react to President Donald Trump’s recent interview about his health, and the exchange laid bare the yawning gap between Washington elites and everyday Americans. Fox News contributor Tom Shillue joined the debate as part of the late-night panel that questioned the value of the former president’s health tips while Greg Gutfeld and others pushed back on the media’s reflexive condescension.
Shillue and a few of the regulars took a tone of amused skepticism toward Trump’s advice, treating common-sense habits like simple strength training and sensible eating as punchlines rather than public goods. The panel’s back-and-forth was classic late-night theater: the media mocking a successful leader who speaks plainly to the country while casting him as unserious for daring to speak to matters of body and vigor.
Americans don’t need professors in ivory towers telling them what counts as healthy living; they need practical advice that fits into real lives. President Trump’s emphasis on strength, energy, and resilience resonates because it aligns with the work ethic that built this country — not with the diet cults and virtue-signaling fitness fads peddled by coastal elites. Hardworking people want straightforward prescriptions, not sermons from smug commentators.
What’s striking is the media’s double standard: the same outlets that parade celebrity workouts and boutique wellness trends treat blunt, proven advice as if it’s a scandal. That smirk from the media is an insult to anyone who’s ever punched a time clock, raised a family, or tried to get healthier between shifts. Conservatives should call out that hypocrisy — our nation’s health improves when leaders encourage responsibility, not when pundits posture.
If Shillue felt bored by exercise or rolled his eyes at Trump’s plain talk, that says more about metropolitan snobbery than it does about fitness science or common sense. The American people aren’t impressed by elites who sneer at real solutions while offering complicated, lucrative alternatives marketed as the only path to wellness. It’s time to stop letting the media set the terms of respectability and start elevating voices that actually reflect working-class priorities.
Patriots should take this debate as a reminder to trust practical wisdom over elite scorn and to support leaders who speak plainly and unapologetically for the health and strength of the country. Tune into outlets that refuse to cancel common sense, push back against the sneering of late-night panels, and get behind policies and cultural messages that make Americans stronger in body and in spirit.
