In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has announced or proposed several measures to address the cost of living. These moves come against the backdrop of an uncertain economic outlook, as voters have expressed concern about rising prices and financial markets have experienced&nbsp;<a href="https://www.readtangle.com/r/f13009e5?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">significant selloffs</a>. While President Trump has maintained that the economy remains strong, some Republicans have&nbsp;<a href="https://www.readtangle.com/r/b15a9aa7?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">called on him</a>&nbsp;to refocus his agenda on affordability issues ahead of the 2026 midterms.&nbsp;<h3>Ad-free podcasts are here!</h3>To listen to this podcast ad-free, and to enjoy our subscriber only premium content, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.readtangle.com/membership/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ReadTangle.com</a>&nbsp;to sign up!<h3>My chat with Alex Thompson.</h3>Before our recent live event in Irvine, California, I got the chance to sit down with Alex Thompson. I asked him about his best-selling book,&nbsp;Original Sin,&nbsp;on the cover-up of President Joe Biden’s mental decline; the lessons the press should learn from the scandal; and who he thinks will run for president in 2028. I was surprised by his candor, and fascinated by his answers. Check out the interview&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opd9dWsgl14&ref=readtangle.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.You can read today's podcast<a href="https://www.readtangle.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠</a>, our “Under the Radar” story&nbsp;<a href="https://www.readtangle.com/r/c78b9838?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠here</a>&nbsp;and today’s “Have a nice day” story<a href="https://www.readtangle.com/r/9f43becb?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;⁠here⁠</a>.You can<a href="https://www.readtangle.com/membership/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;subscribe to Tangle by clicking here</a>&nbsp;or drop something<a href="https://givebutter.com/khshEi?ref=readtangle.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;in our tip jar by clicking here.</a>&nbsp;Take the survey:&nbsp;Do you think Trump should pivot on affordability?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.readtangle.com/r/3a53f370?m=c128382d-3df4-42e5-be0b-357e72caf266" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Let us know</a>.Disagree? That's okay. My opinion is just one of many. Write in and let us know why, and we'll consider publishing your feedback.Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall.This podcast was written by:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.readtangle.com/author/ari-weitzman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ari Weitzman</a> and edited and engineered by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Lindsey Knuth, Kendall White, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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