Spirit Airlines Gets a Participation Trophy… From Taxpayers?

Alex breaks down the Trump administration’s potential $500 million bailout of Spirit Airlines, a company already in its second bankruptcy in two years and facing rising fuel costs tied to the war in Iran. The episode highlights the striking irony: policies that helped drive up jet fuel prices may now force the government to step in and rescue the fallout. It also zooms out to examine a broader shift, as the administration pours over $10 billion into private companies in the name of national security. The result is a growing debate over whether this is a smart strategy—or a risky cycle of intervention and consequence.