Franco Ordonez

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186 appearances 7 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 2 Sep

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Up First from NPR · War In Iran Ramps Up, Trump Pressured By Gas Prices, Massachusetts Primary Results · 2 Sep 2026 podcast

Good morning, Layla. matched

Yeah, I mean the reality is Venezuela's oil reserves are so messed up that it'll likely take years before oil production meaningfully ramps up to make a difference. matched

A US official, not authorized to discuss this deal publicly, admitted to reporters that the oil industry has been devastated by corruption and lack of investment, and that it also needs to be rebuilt. matched

I asked when we could reasonably see that, and he did not answer, stating that. matched

There was no timetable, but again, experts say that this could take years. matched

I mean, certainly not overnight. matched

I mean, before the war, tens of millions of barrels of oil, about a fifth of the world's consumption, passed through the Strait of Hormuz in Iran. matched

Now it is a fraction of that. matched

And it's going to be very hard to change that without ending the war. matched

But this is the top issue on many voters' minds. matched

I mean, and that's because gas prices are basically a proxy for the rest of the economy. matched

We talk all the time about the big signs at gas stations. matched

displaying prices, how it's a massive scoreboard for the economy going up and down the highway. matched

Now John McHenry, a veteran Republican pollster, he told me that Trump has an incentive to take action, even if his policies won't necessarily produce results over the next few months ahead of the midterms. matched

Yeah, I mean one of the challenges for Trump and especially for other Republicans is that he so often is taking the party off message. matched

Last week is a good example of that. matched

With all the talk about changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America during the trade fight with Canada, Doug High, uh the former communications director for the Republican National Committee, told me that Trump is hurting Senate candidates in tight races. matched

by forcing them to talk about things they don't want to talk about. matched

So yes, High's glad Trump's talking about the economy. matched

He just wishes he did it sooner. matched

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