--- 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: 2026-10-14T08:28:05.020Z 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=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 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=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Fox Business Network Host Lou Dobbs Tells Viewers President Donald Trump Makes Weekends 'Possible for Us All' > Sponsored content. 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The President makes such a thing possible for us all.”  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. 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