Left, Right & Center

Does Trump’s Economic Vision Match What Americans See?


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The way President Trump saw it in his State of the Union address, our nation is getting stronger, safer and more affordable for American families. Polls paint a different picture where far more people think the economy has gotten worse, not better in Trump’s second term. 

The president insists he has more levers to pull, including tariffs, despite the fact that the Supreme Court just shot his tariff policy down. We’ll talk about that defeat for Trump in court – what it says about the court’s makeup, and whether we should take this decision as a major check on presidential power. 

Speaking of checks – we talk about the outrage over the way the gold medal-winning U.S. men’s hockey team responded in a congratulatory presidential phone call. There’s also outrage over a comment by California’s governor that struck some as racist. We examine when outrage is truly meaningful in this political climate – and who decides – with Mo Elleithee on the left and Sarah Isgur on the right.

Producer: Leo Duran

Host: David Greene 

Guests: 

  • Mo Elleithee, executive director at Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Service - @MoElleithee
  • Sarah Isgur, senior editor at The Dispatch - @whignewtons
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