Trump: "I've Won Affordability"
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🗓️ 20 February 2026
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Summary
Trump's economic messaging tour takes him to Georgia, where he claims "I've won affordability"—as White House advisors concede in a high-level meeting that he "will do what he wants to do, say what he wants to say." No surprise then that Republican strategists are beginning to go public with their fears about the midterms. Jon and Dan react to all the latest, including Trump's plans for war in Iran, the saga of Texas Senate candidate James Talarico's cancelled interview with Stephen Colbert, and the rumored departure of spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, the face of DHS's worst lies.
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| 1:38.0 | I'm Dan Fifer. We're back. We're back in the States. |
| 1:42.6 | We were just visiting. We were just visiting. |
| 1:45.1 | We were just visiting. |
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