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"Divorced from Reality": Economist Dean Baker Fact-Checks Trump's Primetime Speech

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  HEALTHCARE EXPLAINED!  AFFORDABL CARE ACT  DRUG PRICES: MATH FOR IDIOTS!  TRUMP CONTINUES TO CLAIM THAT HE REDUCED DRUG PRICES BY  600%!  PRICES CANNOT BE REDUCED MORE THAN 100% !  MATH FOR IDIOTS EXPLAINED!  Democracy Now! 3.11M subscribers Dec 18, 2025 Latest Shows Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-de... President Trump praised the state of the U.S. economy in a primetime address Wednesday evening, even though new government statistics show the nation's unemployment rate is at a new four-year high of 4.6%. Dean Baker, senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, says Trump's aides should be "wondering about the man's sanity" after Wednesday's speech. "This is utterly divorced from reality." Though Trump blames former President Biden for the poor economy, Baker notes that Trump had inherited an "incredibly strong economy by almost every measure imaginable." Democracy Now! is an independent...

Leaked call exposes Trump as approval craters, Republicans raise alarm

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Leaked call exposes Trump as approval craters, Republicans raise alarm The David Pakman Show - November 26, 2025 Nov 26 Already a website member? Watch the show commercial-free  here  | Want to become a member? Sign up  here A newly leaked phone call shows Trump’s Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, coaching Russian officials on how to flatter Trump so he would back a Ukraine peace plan favorable to Russia. Trump fell for it and bragged publicly, exposing a pattern of decisions driven by ego rather than U.S. interests. FBI Director Kash Patel may be on the chopping block despite public assurances he’s doing fine. Patel has been accused of misusing government resources, including giving his girlfriend travel and security perks, and reports say the administration has privately discussed possible successors such as Andrew Bailey. The White House denies any imminent firing, but the episode fits a familiar pattern in Trump world. Trump’s approval is collapsing in 20 red states he ...