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PodcastPod Save AmericaSeptember 29, 2026

Impeach Pete Hegseth?

Hosts argue Trump's economic messaging and AI-industry safety assurances are both failing credibility tests just weeks before the midterms.

  • Consumer sentiment craters: Gas at $4.50/gal, diesel at $6.50+, and consumer sentiment at its second-lowest level ever (below 2008 crisis levels); Republican sentiment down 20% since January.
  • Gimmick economics: Trump touts a $15B Iowa steel plant (opening 2030, 1,700 jobs) and weighs a 90-day diesel export ban while calling this the 'best economy ever.'

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