GDP contraction, only the unhinged side with Zelenskyy, Sen. Murphy tap-dances, EU says they need USA and AOC doubles-down

We open with some other news that dropped on Friday from the Atlanta Fed suggesting first quarter GDP would drop to -1.5% instead of the expected increase of +2.3%. We look to economy expert Peter St. Onge for his take and a reminder that part of GDP is government spending and Trump has been busy cutting it's size. We then spend time on the continued discussion of the Oval Office exchange Friday between President Trump and President Zelenskyy. Those on the rational and logical side, regardless of party, saw Zelenskyy make a huge error in how he conducted himself. Those who are emotionally unhinged, blamed Donald Trump. Polling from CNN says Americans are growing weary of support for Ukraine. Other independent reporting reflect that same feeling. We have to remember that phase one of the deal was an economic phase, not military. Trump has been adamant that hostilities with Russia have to cease before anything involving the US on Ukrainian soil. Over the weekend, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) accidentally revealed that he and other Trump-haters met with Zelenskyy prior to the Oval Office meeting. When it was learned they pushed Zelenskyy to stand up to Trump, he immediately began to tap-dance, eventually landing on the Sunday shows where he made even less sense. In the meantime, while almost every EU country, starting with the UK pledge support for Ukraine, they all said it would still require US involvement. And while the EU is trying to figure out how to win back our support, Zelenskyy made a comment that the war with Russia was very, very far from ending. As we close, we have more stories of ICE raids being leaked, this time in Virginia. While I believe the FBI is the likely culprit, the issue is we have coordination with Federal, state and local agencies. We also have Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to look to as another problem. She went on NPR to double-down on teaching illegals how to avoid ICE. Please take a moment to rate and review the show and then share the episode on social media. You can find me on Facebook, X, Instagram, GETTR and TRUTH Social by searching for The Alan Sanders Show. And, consider becoming a sponsor of the show by visiting my Patreon page!!