Donald Trump is officially the most unpopular president in U.S. History. That’s according to multiple polls that have now concretely demonstrated what we’ve all been feeling for years. After Trump’s betrayal of his own supporters in starting another forever war in the Middle East, and his refusal to release the Epstein Files, the “Golden Age of America” vision that Trump promised his supporters is quickly turning into a mirage, at best.

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This morning, Pete Hegseth made his latest outrageous comment about U.S. troops in Iran, saying “As far as President Trump and boots on the ground, I don’t understand why the base wouldn’t have faith in his ability to execute on this. Look at his track record.” This comes as the Iran War rages on, with the war now completely backfiring politically for Trump and domestically with rising gas prices. The war is now such a political liability for Republicans, that possibly its biggest supporter, Lindsey Graham, has begun backpedaling, trying to convince Trump to ‘wind down’ the war and look for a ‘peace deal.’ You know, the thing we had before Trump launched the war.

Graham, to his credit, was hard at work on the proposed ‘peace deal.’ While he works tirelessly to address the ongoing government shutdown and rising prices, Graham was seen at Disney World over the weekend carrying a pink bubble wand while wandering around the theme park and eating breakfast at Chef Mickey’s.

The Iran War has also further exposed Pete Hegseth’s shady financial dealings. Hegseth’s Morgan Stanley affiliated broker, as the Financial Times reported on Monday, looked into making a multi-million dollar investment into defense firms shortly before the U.S./Israeli attack on Iran. This, along with the massive amounts of money flowing through online betting sites such as Polymarket and Kalshi, presumably coming from those with insider knowledge of U.S. military activity, makes for one too many coincidences. As with all things within the Trump White House, it’s all just one big grift.

We discuss all of this and more on this episode of Big F*ing Deal on The Siren Network. Thanks so much for watching!

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