'Weapon of Mass Distraction’
From The Weeknight by MS NOW, Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend
April 17, 2026 · 42 min · Episode 260416
About this episode
The episode discusses Donald Trump's attempts to distract from economic issues related to gas prices and the conflict with Iran.
Donald Trump is desperate to divert Americans’ attention from sky-high gas prices and the economic fallout from his war with Iran. The Weeknight hosts and guests respond.
People in this episode
Hosts: Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend
Topics covered
- gas prices
- economic fallout
- Iran conflict
- media distraction
- political commentary
Keywords
- Donald Trump
- gas prices
- Iran
- economic fallout
- distraction
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Iran
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