A Moment Of Clarity: Why Trump is Fighting the Pope While You Pay More at the Pump

About this episode

Michael Steele discusses the rising gas prices and inflation while analyzing Trump's distractions from economic issues.

Gas prices are surging to a national average of $4.09, inflation is climbing, and only 24% of Americans believe the costs of the war with Iran are actually worth it. Instead of economic solutions, President Donald Trump is leaning into distractions—from a "no tax on tips" policy that expires before he’d even leave office to a bizarre public feud with the Pope. Michael Steele cuts through the White House's mixed messages to show you the reality behind the rhetoric. Watch to find out why the administration is doubling down on comparisons to Jesus while everyday Americans feel the pinch at the pump. Catch Michael Steele on The Weeknight Mondays - Fridays at 7pm EST on MSNBC: https://www.msnbc.com/weeknight Follow Michael on X: https://x.com/MichaelSteele Follow Michael on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelsteele.bsky.social Follow Michael on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chairman_steele/ Follow Michael on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chairman_steele Listen to The Michael Steele Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-michael-steele-podcast/id1412905534 Watch The Michael Steele Podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Steele

Topics covered

• gas prices
• inflation
• Trump
• Pope
• economic solutions
• distractions
• American public opinion

Keywords

• gas prices
• inflation
• Trump
• Pope
• economic solutions
• distractions
• American public opinion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MSNBC, The Bulwark, Apple Podcasts, YouTube

Books & works: The Weeknight

Places: Iran

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