The economic system has began blinking purple. President Trump’s tariffs have been roiling markets. Shopper sentiment was already down. G.D.P. forecasts are predicting slower development. And on Tuesday night time Trump declared to Congress and the nation that issues had by no means been higher.
One thing was completely different about this speech. The extent of baldfaced mendacity. The best way Republicans cheered alongside. How uncomfortable and unsure Democrats appeared. It was as if, watching all of it, you could possibly really feel one thing rupturing.
My editor, Aaron Retica, joins me to speak via Trump’s fifth handle to Congress.
This episode accommodates robust language.
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