Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

9/16/26: Bessent Defends Terrible Economy, Massie Says Impeach Hegseth, Trump Mail In Ballot Smackdown

September 16, 2026·1h 0m·6-min readconversationalnews
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The podcast episode from Breaking Points delivers a scathing critique of the Trump administration’s economic and foreign policy decisions, particularly its war with Iran, which hosts Ryan Grim and Emily Murphy argue has devastated the economy, driven inflation, and destabilized global ene

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Ryan GrimEmilyScott BessentThomas MassiePete HegsethAbdul El-SayedTrump

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ExxonMobilPurdue Pharma

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Breaking NewsCongressCriminal JusticeEconomicsForeign PolicyInequalityInvestigative JournalismUs Politics

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