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EPISODE · Feb 21, 2026 · 20 MIN

The Sound of Cracks Forming: A Confidence Game

from The Mary Trump Podcast

It’s Week 57 of the so-called “Golden Age,” and the numbers are telling a very different story. The dollar is weaker, tariffs are driving up costs, job growth is slowing, and Americans are feeling it at the grocery store. Yet White House advisers like Peter Navarro insist we’re in a “Goldilocks economy.”Mary breaks down the latest polling with CNN’s Harry Enten, examines Kevin Hassett’s response to a New York Fed study on who’s really paying for tariffs, and looks at growing concerns about press access after controversies involving CBS, Stephen Colbert, and White House briefings. Plus, Donald’s remarks at a Black History Month event in the East Room and why it all matters heading into the midterms.Trump Trolls Trump Week 57.Please send comments/[email protected] visiting MaryTrump.org and subscribing to my Substack: The Good in Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Week 57 of the so-called “Golden Age,” and the numbers are telling a very different story. The dollar is weaker, tariffs are driving up costs, job growth is slowing, and Americans are feeling it at the grocery store. Yet White House advisers like Peter Navarro insist we’re in a “Goldilocks economy.”Mary breaks down the latest polling with CNN’s Harry Enten, examines Kevin Hassett’s response to a New York Fed study on who’s really paying for tariffs, and looks at growing concerns about press access after controversies involving CBS, Stephen Colbert, and White House briefings. Plus, Donald’s remarks at a Black History Month event in the East Room and why it all matters heading into the midterms.Trump Trolls Trump Week 57.Please send comments/[email protected] visiting MaryTrump.org and subscribing to my Substack: The Good in Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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