‘A+++++’ Economy, Campaign Spending Caps, Child Social Media Ban and more

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🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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President Donald Trump has graded his economic performance in a new interview. Trump has also addressed the deadly double-tap strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean. The Supreme Court is hearing a GOP-led effort to lift campaign spending caps. Trump has some scathing words for the US’ European allies. Plus, a country has banned children under 16 from using social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, from CNN. I'm David Rind with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, December 9th.
0:07.7	A++, plus, plus, plus. That's how President Donald Trump is rating his economic performance in a new interview with Politico.
0:17.1	Trump is heading to a swing district in eastern Pennsylvania tonight where he'll give a speech
0:21.2	on the affordability crisis.
0:23.6	White House officials have told CNN that messaging on the economy is a priority for the Trump
0:27.9	administration.
0:29.2	But the way Trump talks about this is at odds with what many people are actually feeling.
0:34.8	A November Fox News poll says that 61% of Americans disapprove of the way Trump has handled
0:40.1	the economy.
0:41.5	And as my colleague CNN's Matt Egan notes, how you're feeling about the economy may depend
0:46.5	on how much money you make.
0:48.3	Bank of America put out a new report where they find that among high-income households,
0:54.0	wages are up by more, by 4% well ahead of that 3% inflation.
0:58.0	That's great.
0:59.0	But unfortunately, that's just for high income earners, right?
1:03.0	When you look at middle income households, wage growth is much, much softer.
1:09.0	Trump made a lot of news in that interview.
1:11.6	We'll have more of it coming up, including why he keeps bashing Europe.
1:15.6	Stick around.
1:18.6	This episode is brought to you by Vanty.
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