Thursday Afternoon Updates: Did Trump’s Treasury Scheme ALREADY Fail?! – 8/20/26
Thursday Afternoon Updates: Did Trump’s Treasury Scheme ALREADY Fail?! – 8/20/26 Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Aug 20 It’s Thursday. And it’s time for your midday update. Here are the top stories we’re tracking: The Trump-Bessent Treasury intervention has already been wiped out Trump threatened Iran and anyone of their trading partners with “Economic D-Day.” If there’s anyone who knows how to destroy an economy, it’s Trump. Iran mocked Trump’s announcement and demanded the U.S. leave the region Oil and diesel prices continue to surge as Treasury yields climb The national debt crossed $40 trillion Walmart reported its weakest U.S. sales growth in 6 years Trump officials blamed Biden for all the country’s problems, because of course… ABC is seeking emergency court protection from the FCC The Army eliminated an experimental drone battalion while another unit offered time off to play the new Grand Theft Auto video game The FBI seized former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s electr...