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Defense Production and War Powers.  What do they have to do with the economy and Spirit Airlines?  And honestly, what are they anyway?  That is what this episode is about - along with a bit of coincidental news and events.

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Show Notes:

Pope Leo sets a Trump Trap? https://www.thedailybeast.com/pope-leo-launches-scarcely-concealed-attack-on-donald-trump-prompting-evelio-menjivar-ayala/ 

What Trump thinks about gas prices: https://www.thestreet.com/economy/trump-has-a-blunt-message-on-gas-prices-for-the-rest-of-2026 

What is really happening with gas prices: https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/americans-spent-125-million-more-on-gas-friday-than-they-did-a-week-ago-0038690c 

Spirit Airlines bailout? https://apnews.com/article/spirit-airlines-trump-bailout-bankruptcy-37a4818e1b71c0905d022f669d85948c 

Europe feeling the airline squeeze to: https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/2192630/european-airports-jet-fuel-shortages-strait-of-hormuz 

Trump's lie making us pay? https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/27/trump-keeps-trying-reassure-oil-markets-some-analysts-think-he-making-it-worse-00894257 

Trump fleeces MAGA: https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/01/trump-scam-cost-maga-devotees-over-4b-expert/ 

Inflation is up: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/10/business/inflation-cpi-report?unlocked_article_code=1.Z1A.lWpq.orQQtv3FjXv5 

Fed gossip! https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/after-months-of-debating-rate-cuts-fed-shifts-toward-mapping-out-hikes-db850f74 

Consumer Confidence way down: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/10/consumer-sentiment-inflation-fears-iran-war.html 

Write up from Congress on War Powers Resolution: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-1508/pdf/COMPS-1508.pdf 

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