Is Trump losing control of everything? Massie moves on Hegseth. The Fed hikes rates. Ukraine goes all-in. Plus: Ed Sheeran walks into a buzzsaw. Media Blitz Pod
The body politic is finally activating its white blood cells. Thomas Massie files articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth. Kevin Warsh — Trump’s own Fed pick — hikes rates and shreds the White House economic narrative. Ukraine proposes record defense spending as sanctions finally move. And Ed Sheeran walks straight into the Israel-Palestine buzzsaw. This is what pushback looks like when the guardrails start working again.
Is Trump losing control of everything? That’s the through-line this week as the system starts pushing back on multiple fronts at once.…
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