--- title: Lou Dobbs Says Trump Makes Weekends 'Possible for Us All' description: On Friday, Fox News host Lou Dobbs told his viewers, "Have a great weekend. The President makes such a thing possible for us all." canonical: https://time.com/5677749/lou-dobbs-trump-weekend/ author: Madeleine Carlisle article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-09-14T18:58:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T07:22:17.961Z article:section: Politics og:title: Fox Business Network Host Lou Dobbs Tells Viewers President Donald Trump Makes Weekends 'Possible for Us All' og:description: Dobbs did not elaborate as to what he meant. og:url: https://time.com/5677749/lou-dobbs-trump-weekend/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd91a00bb87b80532/698a02e3b3fce314f80c58b9/lou-dobbs-trump-weekend.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: lou dobbs trump weekend og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fox Business Network Host Lou Dobbs Tells Viewers President Donald Trump Makes Weekends 'Possible for Us All' twitter:description: Dobbs did not elaborate as to what he meant. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd91a00bb87b80532/698a02e3b3fce314f80c58b9/lou-dobbs-trump-weekend.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Fox Business Network Host Lou Dobbs Tells Viewers President Donald Trump Makes Weekends 'Possible for Us All'  by [Madeleine Carlisle](https://time.com/author/madeleine-carlisle/)  ## Madeleine Carlisle Sep 14, 2019 6:58 PM UTC  Lou Dobbs hosts "Lou Dobbs Tonight" at Fox Business Network Studios on December 13, 2018 in New York City. Lou Dobbs hosts "Lou Dobbs Tonight" at Fox Business Network Studios on December 13, 2018 in New York City.Steven Ferdman—Getty Images  by [Madeleine Carlisle](https://time.com/author/madeleine-carlisle/)  ## Madeleine Carlisle Sep 14, 2019 6:58 PM UTC On Friday evening, Fox Business Network host Lou Dobbs told his viewers, “Have a great weekend. The President makes such a thing possible for us all.” Dobbs did not elaborate as to why or how President Donald Trump makes weekends possible. > [](https://twitter.com/bad%5Ftakes/status/1172666409295470593) Dobbs is a strong supporter of the President and often praises him on his show _Lou Dobbs Tonight_. His show has faced controversy in the past; he has [argued](https://thehill.com/homenews/media/370469-lou-dobbs-its-time-to-declare-war-on-deep-state#.WmlNOdL%5FMzY.twitter) that a “deep state” exists in the Justice Department to undermine Trump and he has been criticized for using [anti-semitic language](https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-business-host-lou-dobbs-deploys-anti-semitic-tentacles-trope-to-smear-george-soros) against Democratic donor George Soros. On Sept. 12, Dobbs concluded his broadcast by praising Trump and the White House, adding, “The joint is hopping.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5677749/lou-dobbs-trump-weekend/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5677749/lou-dobbs-trump-weekend/"},"headline":"Fox Business Network Host Lou Dobbs Tells Viewers President Donald Trump Makes Weekends 'Possible for Us All'","datePublished":"2019-09-14T18:58:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T07:22:17.961Z","description":"Dobbs did not elaborate as to what he meant","url":"https://time.com/5677749/lou-dobbs-trump-weekend/","keywords":["White House","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd91a00bb87b80532/698a02e3b3fce314f80c58b9/lou-dobbs-trump-weekend.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Madeleine Carlisle","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/madeleine-carlisle/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd91a00bb87b80532/698a02e3b3fce314f80c58b9/lou-dobbs-trump-weekend.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"lou dobbs trump weekend","caption":"lou dobbs trump weekend","creditText":"Steven Ferdman—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/white-house/","name":"White House"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5677749/lou-dobbs-trump-weekend/","name":"Fox Business Network Host Lou Dobbs Tells Viewers President Donald Trump Makes Weekends 'Possible for Us All'"}}]}] ```