The MeidasTouch Podcast

Trump Digs Economic Hole Deeper...

October 5, 2026·21 min·4-min readconversationalpolitics
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Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s aggressive economic isolation policies—dubbed 'Operation Economic Outcast'—are backfiring, alienating allies, undermining U.S. credibility, and failing to achieve their stated goals, while Trump continues to announce grandiose, non-exist

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J

Justin Wolfers

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Donald TrumpScott BessentJustin WolfersBen Meiselas

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WTF America

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Platypus Economics

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Breaking NewsEconomicsFact CheckForeign PolicyInflationPolitical NewsUs Politics

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