The MeidasTouch Podcast

Trump Tries to Hide it....

September 21, 2026·17 min·4-min readconversationalpolitics
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Economist Justin Wolfers joins Ben Meiselas to discuss growing concerns about the politicization of U.S. economic data under the Trump administration, warning that recent actions—like altering Commerce Department rules and publishing unvetted Census reports—threaten the integrity of trust

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Justin Wolfers

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Justin WolfersBen MeiselasDonald TrumpHoward Lutnick

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Midas Touch Network

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Platypus Economics

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Criminal Justice ReformDemocracyEconomicsFederal ReserveInequalityInflationUs Politics

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