Something is wrong and it’s impossible to ignore

Donald Trump's medical report from his recent physical, promised 'within a day or so,' remains unreleased days later. This delay forces media to use outdated health data from previous physicals, such as his 2025 weight of 224 pounds, which is likely inaccurate. The host suggests the delay stems from the challenge of crafting a report that is favorable to Trump without being so 'bombastic and propagandistic' that it loses all credibility, given visible signs of his cognitive and physical decline.

White House officials promised the report 'within a day or so' after Tuesday's physical, but it was still missing by Friday. Media outlets are circulating old data, including a 224-pound weight from 'two physicals ago.' Trump's social media post only stated 'Everything checked out perfectly.'

Donald Trump's 'Truth Social' post, reacting to Jill Biden's comments about Joe Biden's debate performance, exposed Trump's deep insecurity. Jill Biden expressed fear that Joe was having a stroke during the debate. Trump, in turn, claimed his 'strong performance' caused Biden's 'near-total collapse,' asserting himself as the central cause of Biden's struggles. This illustrates Trump's need for validation and his tendency to frame all major events as revolving around his personal influence.

Jill Biden stated she was 'frightened' and thought Joe was 'having a stroke' during the debate (00:15:17). Trump's Truth Social post questioned why Jill didn't 'rush onto the stage' and claimed, 'my strong performance in that debate cause him to plain and simple choke' (00:16:09).

Trump's allies are entertaining the idea of a new $250 bill featuring his face, a concept that is both legally impossible and politically tone-deaf. U.S. law prohibits living persons from appearing on currency. While some proposed legislation exists to change this, it is highly unlikely to pass. The host criticizes this focus on self-aggrandizement when the public is struggling with rising grocery and gas prices, highlighting a disconnect between political priorities and citizen concerns.

Scott Besson, a Trump ally, acknowledged that 'no living person can be on U.S. currency' (00:21:14) but mentioned proposed legislation to change this. The host points out public struggles with 'gas prices are up and grocery prices are up' (00:22:02).

The host argues that grocery prices are unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels and that expecting them to do so is a misunderstanding of economic principles. Prices generally rise in a healthy economy, with wages ideally keeping pace. The rapid inflation during COVID-19 compressed years of gradual price increases into a short period, resetting consumer expectations. Furthermore, companies realized consumers would tolerate higher prices and have maintained them, even after initial cost pressures eased, often through 'shrinkflation.' A broad, dramatic fall in prices would signal a recession and collapsing demand, not a positive economic development.

Prices generally rise over time in a healthy economy (00:32:34). Ten years of gradual price increases were compressed into a couple of years (00:33:19). Companies 'figured out we can just keep prices high' (00:35:29) and rarely reverse increases once consumers tolerate them (00:36:58). Broad falling prices 'usually signal a recession' (00:34:15).