Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 4/30/2026
Donald Trump’s presidency is in freefall, marked by historically low approval ratings, economic distress for the majority of Americans, and a self-inflicted foreign policy crisis with Iran, all while political elites and corporate media perpetuate false narratives of prosperity and stabil
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