The worst ceasefire ever, $5 gas, and a sycophant circle cabinet
They keep calling it a ceasefire. Strikes are still landing, gas is still $5 a gallon, and the president is sitting through cabinet meetings that sound more like a hostage video than a strategy session. This is a WTF Wednesday morning briefing on a White House that's all gas, no brakes — and a Ukrainian military that might actually be turning the tide on Putin.
The spin machine is at full tilt. The Strait of Hormuz still isn't clear, oil is hovering around $90, gas is pushing $5 a gallon…
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