Monday Afternoon News Updates: Trump Dozes Off as War Ramps Up – 5/11/26
Hi all, Ben here. It’s Monday, and the word of the day is catastrophic. The economy? Catastrophic. The Iran situation? Catastrophic. The political outlook for Trump heading into the midterms? Catastrophic. And the response from the White House to all of it? Well, that might be the most catastrophic thing of all.
Let me run through what we’re tracking today before I get into the details:
Trump floats pausing the federal gas tax — a tell that prices are about to get much worse
Trump shovels more B.S. to Fox, telling the network he’s “seriously considering” making Venezuela the 51st state
Americans are draining their savings; consumer sentiment hits its lowest point since 1952
Iran rejects Trump’s demands and issues a blistering public statement
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is now the subject of a federal lawsuit
Hantavirus cruise ship passengers land on U.S. soil; HHS issues a statement hiding key details
Trump dozes off in the Oval
The U.S. is now spending more on debt interest than on national defense
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Let’s get into it.
