What you'll learn

• 1 (04:28) **Trump's Unprecedented Political Death Spiral** - Ben opens by declaring Trump is in a historic decline, contrasting it with corporate media's treatment of the White House correspondence dinner incident.
• 2 (06:05) **New Polling Shows Americans Reject Trump's Priorities** - Washington Post/ABC/Ipsos data reveals overwhelming opposition to Trump's vanity projects like golden ballrooms and putting his face on currency.
• 3 (09:56) **Oil Prices and the Iran Blockade Crisis** - Ben explains the gap between manipulated futures markets and actual spot prices, which have reached $250 per barrel and are driving up consumer costs.
• 4 (14:39) **Iran's Blockade-Busting Tactics and Trump's Failed Predictions** - Iran is working with Pakistan on land routes to move oil and supplies, and tankers have been getting through the U.S. blockade.
• 5 (16:41) **The Reality of Economic Suffering vs. Republican Gaslighting** - Ben emphasizes that consequences are hitting Americans now, not in the future, with billionaires getting richer while regular people can't afford basic necessities.
• 6 (21:59) **Republicans Can't Blame Biden Anymore** - Ben points out Republicans control every branch of government and can no longer blame Biden for economic problems.
• 7 (25:36) **Trump's Job-Killing Economy and the Need for Grown-Up Conversations** - Ben asserts the U.S. is in a job recession, with tariffs creating animosity with allies and destroying manufacturing jobs Biden had created.

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