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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Tuesday said that the economic toll that American consumers are feeling as a result of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran is "the last of our concerns right now."

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Lieu: "I want the White House to send Kevin Hassett to every single TV channel and to every single swing House district where he can tell the voters of America that hurting consumers is 'the last of our concerns.'"

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-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) Mar 17, 2026 at 11:07 AM

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Oil Soars Toward $110 a Barrel After Gas Field in Iran Is Struck

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#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-18 11:44 AM | Reply

They've entered into "the Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears" phase.

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-18 12:17 PM | Reply

When they tell you that they couldn't care less about the American People, the American People should listen.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-18 12:30 PM | Reply

They will hear loud and clear what the American people think and respond to that statement come November's voting. People who are not part of the 1% are being pinched on all sides economically. Face it, the money is no good. The printing presses have been running so hard for so long that it no longer has buying power without gobs of it. A balanced budget has not been produced in 25 years by congress.

Warren Buffet had a solution to this I'm all for. He stated: "I could end the deficit in five minutes. You just pass a law that says that any time there's a deficit of more than three percent of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election."

Of course with their own self preservation involved it will never get passed.

#4 | Posted by BBQ at 2026-03-18 01:42 PM | Reply

Mark my words. By January 20th, 2026 EVERYONE'S energy bills will be cut in 1/2.

Electricity, oil, gas, natural gas, everything.

x.com

#5 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-18 02:06 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The pain of consumers have been last on their list since 11/5/24.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-18 02:06 PM | Reply

Funny. I could have sworn that consumer pain was the biggest of GOP concerns during the last election cycle.

#7 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-03-18 02:24 PM | Reply

Pedo 47 is raping Joe Sixpack like he was a 13 year old Ivanka lookalike.

#8 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-18 03:13 PM | Reply

The GOP is acting as if they haven't a care in the world about the midterm elections coming up in November.

And I'm inclined to believe there's a reason for their attitude.

Have the GOP figured out how to "fix" the elections?

Only time will tell.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-18 03:19 PM | Reply

Pentagon Seeks $200 Billion More for Iran War

politicalwire.com

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-18 08:32 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Pentagon Seeks $200 Billion More for Iran War

That's quite a bit of cash since they won the war last week.

#11 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-18 08:37 PM | Reply

And that's just for the Lobster and Steaks!

They want another 50 billion for the whiskey.

#12 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-18 08:41 PM | Reply

We are inching towards the abyss

#13 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-18 08:47 PM | Reply

"Inching" feels like a pretty conservative estimate.

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-18 09:25 PM | Reply

Americans suddenly are more likely to see the economy getting worse

yougov.com

Stinky's stagflation is just getting started.

#15 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-18 09:40 PM | Reply

Pentagon Seeks $200 Billion More for Iran War

#10 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-18 08:32 PM

One AI Snapshot:

"In 2026, the US spends an average of $14,775 per person annually on healthcare. This figure includes all health consumption expenditures, such as hospital care, physician services, prescription drugs, and administrative costs.

With $200 billion, the US could treat approximately 13.5 million people for one year at this average cost."

Thanks for helping impoverish America, Bibi, AIPAC, and phony Christians!

Links:

Cost to American Taxpayers for Defending Israel

The next generation of Americans will pay for reckless Islamophobia

The US midterm elections are on Tuesday 3 Nov 2026.

#16 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-18 09:43 PM | Reply

What I've heard from MAGA;

Iranians are dying all over the the place, and school girls (lol),

their economic and energy infrastructure has been completely destroyed,

their leaders are dead, dying, or on the run,

their country is a hazardous wasteland,

we have inflation (fake news).

So totally worth it. Take that libs!

#17 | Posted by horstngraben at 2026-03-18 10:16 PM | Reply

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