from WNYC Studios. I'm Brian Lehrer. This is my daily politics podcast. It's Wednesday, May 13th.

You know, President Trump said something yesterday that I wonder if Democrats will use in midterm election campaigns now, asked if he

thinks about Americans' financial situation when negotiating in Iran, in light of the war,

pushing up prices of gasoline and lots of other things, the president said this.

The only thing that matters when I'm talking about Iran, they can't have a nuclear weapon.

I don't think about American's nuclear weapon. I don't think about

American's financial situation. I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing.

I don't think about Americans' financial situation, he said. Arguably not a good look,

given the inflation that Trump's decision to fight this war is causing. You'll all have to

decide for

yourselves if the cost to your finances is worth whatever affects the war is having on Iran's

nuclear program. And I imagine a lot of Republican candidates in the midterm elections will now

be asked if they think about Americans' finances when deciding if this war is in their

constituents' interest. With us now, someone whose whole job is to think about Americans' finances when deciding if this war is in their constituents' interest.

With us now, someone whose whole job is to think about Americans' finances.

We're delighted that Kai Rizdahl is joining us this morning.

As many of you know, Kai hosts the Public Radio Program Marketplace here on WNYC,

weeknights at 630.

We also air the Marketplace Morning Report during Morning Edition.

Looking at the Marketplace website this morning, it says right there, you rely on Marketplace to explain how the economy affects everyday life.

And Kai, in my opinion, and I never got to say this to him directly until now, does such an amazing job of

explaining things like the inflation and other economic numbers that come out and humanizing

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