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Podcast: The DSR Network
Episode: The Daily Blast: Trump Rages Wildly over Humiliating GDP Data as Aides Calm His Fury
Description: We just learned that President Donald Trumpâs economy contracted in the first quarter. Trump unloaded twice over this bad news, attempting to blame Joe Biden for it. Meanwhile, some of Trumpâs aides went full North Korea, bowing down before him and offering adulation in shockingly abject terms. So how long do Trumpâs advisers think they can keep him in a protective cocoon, shielding him from the realities of his disastrous reign? We talked to New Republic senior editor Alex Shephard, who has a good new piece arguing that Trumpâs unpopularity will only get worse, due to basic structural fac...