The Schaftlein Report

1) 60% of Americans feel uneasy over Inflation, while 69% state the Economy is bad 2) Jason Furman a top Democratic Economist in the Obama administration confirm what we have been saying for months: *"The $1.9T spending package in Jan 2021 was much too large, the Federal Reserve was slow to react on reducing its bond buying program and the Russian invasion" He left out the Biden disastrous energy policies **Biden economic adviser does not rule out a recession later this year of for 2023 3) Biden administration caught flat footed and needed the U.S. military to come tot he rescue by flying in Baby formula from Europe for a problem that was developing for months - Another example of a disorganized White House 4) Fighting intensifies in the Donbas region as both sides make gains and suffer losses a. Congress and military leaders encourage the U.S. and NATO support of Ukraine with more weapons b. Ukraine rules out ceding any territory to Russia c. Top Russian diplomat resigns claiming lies and hatred 5) With Russia sabre rattling its nuclear capability, the military of both Russia and U.S. re-establish contact *Military allows ABC news to film aboard the USS Maine, a nuclear carrying war ship with the capability to launch 240 weapons and strike within 100 yards accuracy anywhere in the world as a deterrent 6) As we have said for months, Ukraine and the region produces about 25-30% of the worlds wheat and 9% of corn a. The world is staring at a food crisis in 10 weeks as Russia is blockading ports to transport the grain b. In a stunning foolish statement, Biden official Samantha Powers says food shortages will push farmers to green energy by replacing fertilizer with natural resources 7) Americans support keeping Title 42 in place at the border by a 55-45 margin - Even many Democrats are relieved a. The border remains a key issue which represent a stunning indictment of how poorly this administration is managing the border crisis b. Deportations have fallen dramatically 8) Crime comes to the front pages again with a senseless random unprovoked killing of a man shot on a subway train in NYC *suspect at large 9) Georgia primary on Tuesday with all eyes on the Republican primary for governor with Kemp leading by a wide margin a. Democrat Stacey Abrams says Georgia is the worst state to live in - She lost last time and hopefully will lose again - Kemp leads by 5 in the polls b. Walker leads Warnock by 4 at this early stage 10) In a Sunday interview, former Defense Secretary Bob Gates who served 6 Presidents discussed the colossal failure in the Afghanistan departure confirming the lack of supplies for troops and failure to leave 6K U.S. troops 11) Biden was in Asia over the weekend - The message to Kim "Hello" was odd at best The message to China was a walk back on Taiwan from the White House - There is no military treaty between the U.S. and Taiwan 12) Biden approval among Independents falls to 34% in CBS poll - A new low

Topics: 1) Democratic turnout increase by 3% while Republican gains were 38% *GOP is up on the Generic ballot by a range of 4-8% 2) In Georgia where Biden claimed "Jim Crow laws to prevent voting among minorities", there is record turnout - Another Democratic lie exposed for the fraud they portray 3) Oz leads McCormick by 1,240 votes with mail in ballots still being counted - The lead is shrinking 4) Speculation about Biden not running in 2024 grows - Why would he - His presidency has been a total failure *His approval rating is at 36-39% 5) Russian colonel on state TV says the war is lost in a stunning revelation 6) Russian Denazification is total propaganda and hypocrisy 7) China is in discussion with Russia to buy discounted oil 8) Gas prices hit an average of $4.59 today the highest ever a. Mortgage demand plummets as rates on mortgages rise to highest level in 13 years b. Initial jobless claims increase to 218K to touch highest level since January - It is still very low as jobs are plentiful 9) DHS "pauses" the Disinformation Board - For now? 10) Musk claims Democrats are the party of division and hate - We agree

Topics: 1) PA Senate Race between David McCormick and Mehmet Oz is too close to call with 99% reporting - 31.3% to 31.1% with a lead of about 3,000 votes - Mail in ballots have not been counted yet a. Trump backed Ted Budd wins in North Carolina Senate race while Rep. Madison Crawford loses b. Majority of Democratic liberal progressives lose with one exception in house race which will add another member to the ultra liberal "squad" 2) Inflation watch - electric bills expected to soar this summer - CA gas prices are now averaging $6.05 - Gas is above $4 in ALL 50 states a. If supply remains tight, some are forecasting $10 per gallon - Some stations are running out of fuel in Washington state b. When Trump left office, gas was $2.41 average and less then $2 in some states c. Corporate margins are being squeezed by higher fuel and labor costs - Stocks getting punished with Target down 25% today and Walmart down 20% over two days 3) ESG - Environmental, Social, Governance is under fire from numerous Conservative Red states 4) In Ukraine, a Russian soldier pleads guilty in a war crime trial for murder - The first of many 5) Democrats are going NUTS on Social issues and their agenda crumbles a. Twitter engineers caught on tape bragging about censoring conservatives claiming many employees are leftists and communists b. Baltimore a city with a poverty rate over 20% and a city counsel with 15 Democrats and no Republicans establishes the city as an "Abortion Sanctuary" c. Democrats and some members of the media claim Republicans are using the first amendment argument to "appease the white supremacist movement" d. A middle school kid was punished for sexual harassment because he "misstates a pronoun in addressing a trans kid WHAT? THIS IS INSANE 6) Musk says he can't take it anymore and says he will vote Republican for the first time, angering liberals on social media 7) Florida Governor DeSantis signs law outlawing protests outside private residences

Topics: 1) U.S. warns Russia is engaged in a war of attrition - Reports from captures Russians reveal that Russian commanders are killing their own wounded and leaving their dead on the battlefield 2) Sweden after 200 years of neutrality formally requests to join NATO 3) Senate advances $40B to Ukraine for weapons and humanitarian aid 4) 234K migrant encounters at the border in April with no improvement in sight 5) Elon Musk slams Biden as a Teleprompter President 6) Democrats invoke a strategy to demonize MAGA - Radical group Moveon.org pumps in $30M to oppose MAGA candidates *Meanwhile BLM founder paid $4M to her secretary, brother and father of her child - No surprise here 7) Key election today in Pennsylvania Republican Primary - OZ leads by only 2 points in key race 8) Biden goes to Buffalo to pay respects 9) Biden HHS loses Transgender case as Christian Alliance wins case in Federal Appeals Court on Gender-transition discrimination case

Topics: 1) Right track / wrong track upside down by 59 points with 16% saying America is on the right track, 75% wrong track 2) Biden approval falls to new low of 39% in NBC poll while 56% disapprove *Abortion and Corona Virus are the only areas giving Biden positive news 3) Consumer sentiment hits 51% the lowest since 2011 a. Price increases are most prevalent among food/groceries, housing and autos all up significantly b. Stamps slated to go to $.60 in July from $.58, more increases likely 4) The average price of gas is $4.47 nationwide, diesel at $5.56 a. CA gas is average $5.92 - I paid $6.59 over the weekend b. Biden Administration cancelled 3 Federal Leases last week - The Industry wanted to move ahead c. This is insanity provoked by the Green Leftists controlling Biden 5) Finland launches bid to join NATO and Sweden is not far behind 6) Sen(s). Mitch McConnell, Susan Collins, John Thune and John Barasso visit Zelenskyy in Kiev to bolster bi-partisan support *Mcconnell requests Biden label Russia a state sponsor of terrorism 7) War refugees now exceed 6M *Britain says Russia has lost 33% of its forces as death and loss of equipment grows 8) Grain crisis risk is escalated in Africa and Middle East as Russia blocks grain sales - India bans wheat sales *Wheat jumps 6% 9) Mass shooting hate crime in Buffalo kills 10 - 1 dead and 4 critical after church shooting in Laguna Woods 10) 20 gun shots in Milwaukee after basketball play-off game Friday forced cancellation of a watch party on Sunday *Boston defeated Milwaukee - Houston Flea Market shooting leaves 2 dead and 3 injured 11) PA Senate Republican primary very tight: a. Oz -32% b. Barnette - 27% c. McCormick 26%

Guest host: Jeffrey Dunetz - LidBlog Author ( LidBlog.com ) Guest: Kenneth McClenton - President of The Exceptional Conservative Network ( TECNtv.com )

Topics: 1) Are you an Ultra Maga? 2) Republicans Press AG Garland to Prosecute Pro-Abortion Demonstrators Outside Justices' Homes 3) Liberals are making up stories about the Alito document for example saying it will kill contraception ruling - Will Draft decision hurt the GOP in midterms? 4) PPI +11% , and CPI is up 8.3%  US Household Debt Hits Fresh Record High of Nearly $16 Trillion, NY Fed Says - Future of Inflation *Some economist say we are already in a recession - Others say not yet, it's coming in 2023 - Is it Putin's fault, Trump's fault, American Voters' fault, was it caused by the bully who used to beat me up in elementary school?? 5) Biden Admin Cancels Major Oil and Gas Lease Sales Amid Soaring Gas Prices - Where were the oil/gas cancelations 6) Is Russia looking to pull out of Ukraine? Ukraine military doing well - Some reports they're Pushing Russia out of the North and Russia considering trade - leaving Ukraine in exchange Kherson referendum on which country do they want to be part of - Doubt Zelensky will agree, he has said before he won't give up any Ukraine territory - That Includes Crimea which Russia invaded and took over in 2014 7) 2021 record amount of drug deaths 108,000 +30% *71K of deaths from fentanyl-66% of total. Why do you think fentanyl deaths is growing so fast? Is it because Illegal immigration? 8) Chamber of Commerce CEO Says Elizabeth Warren Is 'Just Plain Wrong' About Inflation - Blames Corporations

Topics: 1) 8.3% was above the estimate of 8.1% and slightly below the 8.5% in March. We'll explain further how we as a country got to this point. In a Press Conference, Biden blamed Supply chain problems, Putin and a truly ridiculous statement blaming Republicans even though his policy contributed mightily. With Democrats controlling all three branches of government, the American people are placing blame squarely at Biden and his policies 2) The Core CPI excluding food and energy came in at 6.2% a. Shelter is up the most since 1991 b. Inflation adjusted earnings fell 2.6% (wage spiral risk?) c. Energy is up 30%, food up 9% and housing up 5% and likely higher over the past year d. The middle class and lower income people are getting hurt badly by these higher cost of living increases 3) The Federal Reserve pledges rate increases to get inflation back to 2%. We'll provide analysis as to why the Fed has failed in its core mission as Jerry and I have discussed for months 4) The 10 year Treasury is above 3% 5) Adjustable rate mortgages are now at 11% of all loans and 19% of the dollar amount 6) Student loan debt is now at $1.59T including new loans and accrued interest *Total household debt now at $16T 7) House passes a $40B Ukraine aid package (368-57). Senate expected to follow *Military (arms, training and U. S. personnel) and economic assistance plus $5B for anticipated food shortages **Total Ukraine support nears $54B 8) Biden approval at 39% in IBD/Tipp poll. Lowest since February at 38%

Guest Host: Joe Visconti - Emmy Award Winning Producer Guest: Brandon Vallorani - Christian entrepreneur and author of the new book "Let's Go, Brandon!" ( available on patriotdepot.com and flagandcross.com ) Topics: 1. Brandon discusses his new book and its inspiration 2. Joe and Brandon discuss Christian values and patriotism 3. Elon Musk and free speech on Twitter 4. Defense of the Christian Faith 5. Our government is a religion! 6. "I am" vs. "We are" 7. Brandon gives a quick run-through of what's in his new book "Let's Go, Brandon!"

1) Russia retreats from Karkiv after bombing a school killing 60 *Putin claims the West including Crimea was preparing to invade Russia **More fraudulent propaganda 2) Interest Rates rise as 10 year note yield hits 3.185% - Still nowhere near inflation levels *Rate increases will likely hit low income people hardest - We'll detail the economic picture and outlook 3) Bi-partisan opposition grows to the radical idea of cancelling student debt and the legality is in question *This is a crazy left wing radical idea to bail out universities and the students who took on this debt 4) The radical left hits a new low by protesting at Justices private homes a. An arson attack on a Wisconsin Prolife group b. The Outrage Addiction Culture rages on every time they lose a political battle c. In Arizona poll, women care way more about inflation then abortion 5) Sen. Schumer and liberal democratic Senators vow action - They are lying to their base as they know legislation is going nowhere 6) Poll- 50% trust Republicans to tame inflation while just 31% support Democrats 7) In the second biggest upset in Derby history, Rich Strike scores at 81-1 on a fabulous Kentucky Derby day

Topics: 1) Biden: "MAGAs are extremists" 2) The lies the media are telling us about the leaked alito doc 3) Biden tried to end abortion in 1982 4) Schumer says Senate will vote on advancing bill protecting abortion access next week 5) Sen. Paul rips Mayorkas over Disinformation Governance Board 6) Think Your Gas Prices Are Too High? Just Wait - Here Comes Bidenflated Home Electric Costs 7) Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said Hitler had Jewish blood 8) DOW drops 1,200+ points, market was worried that the next increase would be 75 basis points - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said it's not in the cards *"A 75-basis point increase is not something that the committee is actively considering," Powell told reporters at the post-meeting press conference