The economic meltdown is gaining momentum
March 20, 2026
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March 20, 2026
The economic meltdown is gaining momentum
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The economic meltdown is gaining momentum
Summary
-- On the Show
-- Donald Trump escalates the conflict with Iran as a strike on Qatar’s Ras Laffan energy facility sends global gas and oil prices surging
-- FBI Director Kash Patel struggles through congressional questioning about firing Iran counterintelligence experts and basic voter fraud investigations,
-- Donald Trump confuses economic data and makes a bizarre Pearl Harbor remark to a Japanese leader while misrepresenting the economic fallout from his Iran conflict
-- Donald Trump faces rising political danger as surging oil, diesel, and fertilizer prices drive inflation across farming, transportation, and food costs that could define his presidency
-- Republican donors and party figures quietly organize around Marco Rubio for 2028 as Donald Trump tests support between Rubio and JD Vance
-- A Pennsylvania voter who supported Donald Trump three times now angrily denounces him over rising costs, signaling potential cracks in Trump’s loyal voter base
-- A longtime conservative influencer who once backed Donald Trump declares that MAGA is dead and says she no longer recognizes the president
-- The Friday Feedback segment
-- On the Bonus Show: The staggering costs of the war in Iran, and much more...
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(00:00) Start(01:22) Trump Iran strike spikes energy(09:02) Kash Patel grilled in Congress(17:31) Trump Pearl Harbor economic confusion(25:07) Rising fuel costs threaten economy(32:36) GOP donors shift toward Rubio(38:39) Trump voter turns against him(45:31) Conservative influencer says MAGA dead(51:06) Friday Feedback segment
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