Welcome to our brain with Donnie Deutsch. I am Donnie Deutsch and this is the

podcast dedicated to a simple premise that everybody and everything today is a brand every athlete every celebrity every product every corporation every politician all brands and we do two things on the show. First we do a big

interview with a big personality about their own personal brand. That

drops on Thursdays and this week it's the one only Stephen A Smith. That's

right, probably the most prominent sports journalists of our time today's Howard

Cosell he's just brilliant that interview is on Thursday and on

Tuesdays we drop what we call brands of the weeks the brands that are which brands are

up which brands are down who's shaping the zeikites and let's get right into it first up, are down, who's shaping the zeikai, and let's get right into it.

First up, a brand down for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Actually, brand that for House speakers in general.

You'll see what I'm talking about.

Only 19% of Americans have favorable view of Kevin McCarthy. It's only 19% while of 21% favorably so it's still a little bit better than 19 but neither one of them very very good

Only 27% of US adults poll, believe Republican leaders in the house have had the right priority so far

Well 73% surveyed said the GOP House leaders have not focused on the most important problems.

The poll summary also noted the congressional Republicans numbers were way down by respondents

within the party showing a great lack of enthusiasm the Democrats had for

our own leaders. So right now Republicans are even the Republicans are down on their

leaders. So a 19% approval rating for Kevin McCarthy. Brand up for US GDP

rose 2.9% in the fourth quarter more than expected, even as a recession fears are looming.

It seems in solid shape the economy right now.

Fourth quarter domestic product is the sum of all goods

and services produced in October to December period,

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