I think there's a lot of empty promises.

They keep saying, hang on, hang on, it's going to get better.

It's going to get better.

But it's not getting any better.

And here is summertime when Americans are driving all around the country with $5 gas prices.

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Paul, of course, the host of the Independent Americans podcast, wherever you get your podcast. Every day of the week, right? The Independent Americans podcast. It is. There's a lot to talk about. You think? So the president's main point, Hannah went through some of this. The strait's going to be open. Nobody's going to control it. They actually threatened to blow up Oman at one point if they get out of line, so we had that.

But we're still not... going to be open. Nobody's going to control it. They actually threatened to blow up Oman at one point

if they get out of line. So we had that. But we're still not there. So how do we get there? Worst ceasefire ever? Right. And they still keep calling it a ceasefire, but then there were strikes over the weekend. I think we're just stuck in this place where it's the spin machines are at full tilt and the reality is set in that the straight is still not clear. Gas prices are still up and there's no peace in the region. And you've got the regime in Iran spinning. You've got Trump spinning and the rest of the world is stuck somewhere in between. So I don't consider it a ceasefire until they actually stop shooting at things, which hasn't happened. No. And until we start to see gas prices come down, it's a lot of political spend.

I think there's a lot of empty promises.

They keep saying, hang on, hang on, it's going to get better. It's going to get better. But it's not getting any better. And here is summertime when Americans are driving all around the country with $5 gas prices. Yeah, to that point and Hannes' point on the priority about rising gas prices and whether that resonates with

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