Ep. 2425 - Let Trump COOK
5/13/202652 min
President Trump says he doesn’t care about the economy… but did he really? Plus, we get to why Democrats aren’t pulling away in the Congressional elections, and Billy Bob Thornton gets ripped up by The View for NOT talking politics. Ep. 2425
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First 90 secondsBen Shapiro· Host0:00
So yesterday President Trump said he doesn't care about the American economy, at least according to the left-wing media and the entire septic tank that is social media. Now, you probably believe that he said that if you are a retarded person, but if you are a non-retarded person, you probably speak Trump fluently at this point. I do. It's been 10 years of this, and I'll explain just what President Trump was saying in a moment. Plus, we will get to why Democrats are flailing in the midterms despite President Trump's rocky numbers on the economy, the latest on Iran, and some cultural matters. This is The Ben Shapiro Show. [upbeat music] All right, so here was the clip that launched a thousand non-think pieces because, again, in order to really be upset with President Trump about this, you have to take him out of context. The president was being asked about the impact of the financial situation in the United States with regard to his thinking on the Iran war, and here is how the president responded.
Speaker 10:56
To what extent are American's financial situation motivating you to make a deal?
Donald Trump· Soundbite1:03
Not even a little bit. It- 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 financial situation. I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing. We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all.
Ben Shapiro· Host1:20
And so, in context, it is perfectly obvious what the president is saying, and as per our usual arrangement, he's being taken out of context. The president is saying, with regard to a deal with Iran, he will not