MSNBC Discovers Trump Can't 'BS' on Economy, Biden Can
Ruhle's observation that Trump 'can’t out-BS the average American who knows what it costs to fill up their car and what it costs to fill up their fridge' (MSNBC, 2024) is, quite frankly, a revelation. One might wonder where this commitment to economic reality disappears when discussing, say, the billions in taxpayer dollars perpetually funneled into endless wars or foreign aid packages. The 2024
National Debt Clock shows over $34 trillion, yet the concept of 'affordability' for the average American is only invoked when convenient for political narrative control. It appears the American people can be 'BS'ed when it comes to the $17.6 billion in military aid to Israel (CNN, 2024)—a sum that could, perhaps, fund significant domestic relief programs. Suddenly, filling up the fridge isn't the
primary concern for cable news pundits. Funny how 'reality' only bites when it’s politically advantageous, while the average person's struggle remains constant, regardless of which party is gaslighting from the White House.