Tyler Pager

So here's the speech and basically says it's boring and then moves on.

And I think about that because I think it's going to be really hard for the president to fully pivot and just focus on the economy.

He's really interested in renovating the White House, as you said, and he really wants to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

And he didn't win it this year, and there's more foreign conflicts that he thinks he can solve to bolster his case.

And look, I think there may be moments where his advisors are successful in convincing him to stay focused on the economy.

I know he is deeply...

concerned about losing the midterms and Democrats taking control of the House and investigating him.

And so his aides are trying to redistrict and do other things to try to make it possible for the Republicans to hold the House.

But I don't imagine a full pivot from Trump on messaging.

I think he feels vindicated by his win and focused on what he wants to do.

And there's only so much his advisers are able to convince him to focus on, as evidenced by that scene during the campaign.

Thanks so much, Michael.

Good to see you, Michael.

How you doing?

the tiger.

Yeah, we have never seen a White House or an administration weaponize the federal government against the opposing party the way in which we're seeing it happen right now.

Yes, absolutely.

They are trying to use the closure of government to pursue their political goals and also inflict political pain on the Democratic Party.

If you were to log on to any federal government website, you will be greeted by a message from that department or agency.

If you look on the Treasury Department website, it says right now, quote, the radical left has chosen to shut down the United States government in the name of reckless spending and obstructionism.