8/12/25: Inflation highest in 6 months, layoffs highest in 5 years

-- On the Show:

-- Inflation rose sharply in July under Trump’s economy, driven by tariffs causing prices to increase above the Fed’s ideal range

-- Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics head raises questions about the credibility and political influence on inflation and jobs data

-- Layoffs in the US surged to the highest level since the COVID pandemic, fueled by federal job cuts, tariffs, AI automation, and private sector downsizing

-- Trump’s takeover of DC police and deployment of National Guard troops sparked protests and potential resistance from the Guard

-- Trump’s strange remarks about sidewalk scrubbing during a speech leave his staff bewildered

-- Trump’s FBI Director Kash Patel publicly contradicted MAGA narratives by reporting record low murder rates, enraging Trump

-- Donald Trump confused Alaska with Russia during a speech, exposing incoherence and hypocrisy in right-wing media responses

-- Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt had a visible meltdown on camera when asked a simple question about the Epstein scandal

-- Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly attacks other MAGA figures, exposing internal conflict and power struggles within the movement

-- Jeanine Pirro struggled when confronted with real crime data showing declines, undermining the MAGA narrative

-- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dodged questions about the fate of homeless people after Trump’s plans to clear homeless encampments

-- On the Bonus Show: Pete Hegseth retweets Christian nationalist pastor, Project 2025 guy picked for BLS leader, MTG accused of sketchy stock trading, and much more...

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