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PodcastThe Fifth ColumnSeptember 22, 2026

The Loyal Republican w/ Scott Jennings (#576)

Jennings frames Trump's approval problems as purely economic (inflation hangover), not corruption or tariffs, while sidestepping scrutiny of Trump-family crypto and foreign-investment deals.

  • Cost of living, not corruption, drives approval: Jennings says Trump's low approval stems from lingering Biden-era inflation (core CPI ~2.5%), not tariffs or scandals.
  • Muscular Republicanism justified: Jennings defends using federal funding leverage against universities as payback for years of left-wing institutional capture, citing post-October 7 campus antisemitism.

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