Monday Afternoon News Updates: Trump Dozes Off as War Ramps Up – 5/11/26
SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE POSTS IN A TIMELY MANNER! Monday Afternoon News Updates: Trump Dozes Off as War Ramps Up – 5/11/26 Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network May 11 ∙ Hi all, Ben here. It’s Monday, and the word of the day is catastrophic . The economy? Catastrophic. The Iran situation? Catastrophic. The political outlook for Trump heading into the midterms? Catastrophic. And the response from the White House to all of it? Well, that might be the most catastrophic thing of all. Trump dozes off in the Oval Office during an event supposedly about maternal health. May 11, 2026. Reuters. Let me run through what we’re tracking today before I get into the details: Trump floats pausing the federal gas tax — a tell that prices are about to get much worse Trump shovels more B.S. to Fox, telling the network he’s “seriously considering” making Venezuela the 51st state Americans are draining their savings; consumer sentiment hits its lowest point since 1952 Iran re...