MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 9/8/26
Summary
This Labor Day edition of The MeidasTouch Podcast examines the Trump administration’s impact on the labor movement, highlighting a 60-point drop in working-class approval ratings due to soaring gas prices and economic instability. The hosts discuss the escalating war with Iran, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the humiliating diplomatic trip by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Russia and Ukraine. They also analyze the MAGA party’s panic ahead of the midterms, noting that 90% of Republican lawmakers will skip their convention in Dallas. The episode contrasts Trump’s erratic social …
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Labor Day intro: Trump regime, Iran war, Gaza, Midterms
Hosts' personal news: Jordy's new baby
Trump vs Biden Labor Day posts and approval ratings
Gas prices, Iran strategy, and Republican midterm panic
Whitkoff and Kushner's Moscow and Ukraine visits
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Trump's broken economic pledges and Iran war fallout
Strait of Hormuz, oil supply, and Canada relations
Treasury Secretary Bessent's comments on Canada
Iranian military capabilities and US munitions shortage
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Critique of Whitkoff/Kushner diplomacy and Kushner interview
Marco Rubio's role and global de-dollarization trends
Kushner's 'win-win' diplomacy vs national interest
MAGA Republicans avoiding responsibility and Epstein files
Closing remarks and book promotion
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