The Economy, the Olympics, and the Right’s Very Online Meltdown

Citizen McCain with Meghan McCain

Citizen Cain Productions

News, News Commentary, Society & Culture

3.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Okay, so President Trump spoke for basically two business days, and Miranda, Ben Ferguson, and Salena Zito are here to translate what mattered and what was just… noise. They hit the economy, tariffs, taxes, housing, healthcare, and whether any of this is going to change what you feel at the grocery store next week. Then it gets spicy: the Olympics discourse spiral, why people are over politics infecting everything, and the right's very messy civil war over Candace Owens. Also, Miranda may or may not have accidentally taken out Karen Bass with a cold. Allegedly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Megan McCain has entered the chat. The Hello, hello, and welcome to Citizen McCain. I am Miranda Wilkins.
0:46.4	Megan is still out on maternity leave, but I have a return date that I will not be sharing with you because I don't know if I'm allowed to yet.
0:48.6	So fear not.
0:51.6	She will be coming back soon, very, very soon.
0:55.2	And I even know who our first guest back will be.
0:57.2	And that's very exciting, too.
0:59.0	And it's someone everybody loves and adores.
1:03.6	So if you're listening to the podcast and you want to join us on the Zoom, you can register to do that on 2way.com.
1:07.2	Dot TV, excuse me, 2way.tv slash Megan.
1:10.4	And if you're watching right now on YouTube and you
1:12.9	want to join the conversation with us, you can join us on Zoom. You can raise your hand and we
1:18.9	will talk to you because we love talking and interacting with you. So our co-host today with me
1:24.8	are Ben Ferguson and he is the podcast and talk radio host, co-host of The Verdict with Ted Cruz and host of the 47 Morning Update.
1:34.6	You can find him at Ben Ferguson Show on X and everywhere, right, Ben?
1:39.4	Yeah.
1:40.1	And Selena Zito, she is a Washington Examiner Reporter and special correspondent for the Washington Post.
1:47.1	And you can find her at Zito Salina on X.
1:51.4	So, hi, guys.
1:52.5	Thank you.
1:53.5	How are you?
1:53.5	I just got to know what you're baking behind you because that's like you've gone pro.
1:58.9	If you've got four mixers, you're not an amateur.
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