‘Americans, You Deserve Better’

About this episode

The episode discusses the decline in Trump's approval ratings amid rising costs for Americans due to the war in Iran.

Trump’s approval ratings are nosediving as Americans pay for his war of choice in Iran at the gas station and grocery store. The Weeknight has the latest.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend

Topics covered

• politics
• Trump
• Iran
• economy
• gas prices
• grocery prices

Keywords

• Trump
• approval ratings
• Iran
• gas prices
• grocery prices

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran

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