<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[#Trump Tries [&amp;amp; fails] to Downplay Economic Effects of the #IranWar]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> Tries [&amp; fails] to Downplay Economic Effects of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IranWar" rel="tag">#<span>IranWar</span></a></p><p>At a White House event for Small <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Business" rel="tag">#<span>Business</span></a> Week, Trump falsely characterized the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a> as “roaring” &amp; predicted that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GasPrices" rel="tag">#<span>GasPrices</span></a> would go down soon.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" rel="tag">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" rel="tag">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" rel="tag">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" rel="tag">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeverWars" rel="tag">#<span>ForeverWars</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WarCrimes" rel="tag">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RulesOfWar" rel="tag">#<span>RulesOfWar</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WarPowers" rel="tag">#<span>WarPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" rel="tag">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" rel="tag">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/affordability" rel="tag">#<span>affordability</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CostOfLiving" rel="tag">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oil" rel="tag">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/energy" rel="tag">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnergyCrisis" rel="tag">#<span>EnergyCrisis</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/trump-economy-iran-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/poli</span><span>tics/trump-economy-iran-war.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/fc0b8e85-fe6e-48f7-8932-2b6bf8a14e25/trump-tries-amp-fails-to-downplay-economic-effects-of-the-iranwar</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:16:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/fc0b8e85-fe6e-48f7-8932-2b6bf8a14e25.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:31:33 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Trump Tries [&amp;amp; fails] to Downplay Economic Effects of the #IranWar on Tue, 05 May 2026 11:34:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> it has to stop soon<br />And I don't mean with these fake shooters and TRUMPED up attacks.  His own will turn on him and remove him. We'll be left with his and their wreckage</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116521752600320972</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Lizette603_23/statuses/116521752600320972</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[lizette603_23@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:34:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Trump Tries [&amp;amp; fails] to Downplay Economic Effects of the #IranWar on Tue, 05 May 2026 10:04:48 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/alex_p_roe%40mastodon.world">@<span>alex_p_roe</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> The thing is economy is "roaring" for him; and his family; and friends. That is the optics.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/ngnr_cl/statuses/116521401621930918</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/ngnr_cl/statuses/116521401621930918</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ngnr_cl@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:04:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Trump Tries [&amp;amp; fails] to Downplay Economic Effects of the #IranWar on Tue, 05 May 2026 05:19:17 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> </p><p>The public corruption is all the GOP does, all day, every day</p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-05/senate-gop-seeks-1-billion-for-secret-service-trump-ballroom" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span>26-05-05/senate-gop-seeks-1-billion-for-secret-service-trump-ballroom</span></a></p><p>Koch Network paid $550 million to Trump for lies about Iran<br /><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil-industry-donations" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>commondreams.org/news/trump-oi</span><span>l-industry-donations</span></a></p><p>Trump wanted a billion to wreck the planet &amp; got it from Qatar, Atlas &amp; Koch Networks, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Putin.</p><p></p><div class="card col-md-9 col-lg-6 position-relative link-preview p-0">

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</div><p></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/06/rishi-sunak-javier-milei-donald-trump-atlas-network" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span>2024/jan/06/rishi-sunak-javier-milei-donald-trump-atlas-network</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2026/04/15/canadian-media-platforms-atlas-network-groups-pushing-fossil-fuels-in-response-to-iran-war/" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>desmog.com/2026/04/15/canadian</span><span>-media-platforms-atlas-network-groups-pushing-fossil-fuels-in-response-to-iran-war/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thewalrus.ca/data-centres-are-on-track-to-wreck-the-planet/" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://</span><span>thewalrus.ca/data-centres-are-</span><span>on-track-to-wreck-the-planet/</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/116520278944307476</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/116520278944307476</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[npars01@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:19:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Trump Tries [&amp;amp; fails] to Downplay Economic Effects of the #IranWar on Tue, 05 May 2026 05:09:24 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> <br />Deja vu of his quotes in 2020 about COVID-19.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/katrinakatrinka/statuses/116520240081143461</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/katrinakatrinka/statuses/116520240081143461</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[katrinakatrinka@infosec.exchange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 05:09:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Trump Tries [&amp;amp; fails] to Downplay Economic Effects of the #IranWar on Tue, 05 May 2026 04:53:09 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> Does anyone else think that <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> lives in a kind of cloud cuckoo land because his toadies are terrified of telling the Orange Ogre his policies suck? /s</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/alex_p_roe/statuses/116520176166434951</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/alex_p_roe/statuses/116520176166434951</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[alex_p_roe@mastodon.world]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:53:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Trump Tries [&amp;amp; fails] to Downplay Economic Effects of the #IranWar on Tue, 05 May 2026 04:39:29 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The White House described the Small <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Business" rel="tag">#<span>Business</span></a> Week event as highlighting “the extraordinary revival of Main Street under his America First agenda.”</p><p>But looming over it all was a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" rel="tag">#<span>war</span></a> abroad that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> began, &amp; whose economic impact is compounding <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CostOfLiving" rel="tag">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> concerns among Americans, many of whom say their economic reality has worsened under his tenure.</p><p>Trump’s comments Monday created a sharp contrast with economic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/reality" rel="tag">#<span>reality</span></a>, as rising <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/energy" rel="tag">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" rel="tag">#<span>prices</span></a> hammer families &amp; businesses alike.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116520122390008484</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116520122390008484</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:39:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Trump Tries [&amp;amp; fails] to Downplay Economic Effects of the #IranWar on Tue, 05 May 2026 04:37:33 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/nonilex%40masto.ai">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> </p><p>"Truth is defined by the weakest of us who must suffer through it."<br />SearingTruth</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SearingTruth/statuses/116520114796465948</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/SearingTruth/statuses/116520114796465948</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[searingtruth@infosec.exchange]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:37:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Trump Tries [&amp;amp; fails] to Downplay Economic Effects of the #IranWar on Tue, 05 May 2026 04:35:24 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Facing pressure to address the economic fallout of his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" rel="tag">#<span>war</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" rel="tag">#<span>Iran</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> on Monday sought to portray his supposed policy “wins” for small businesses as evidence that he was succeeding in building up the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" rel="tag">#<span>economy</span></a>.</p><p>Speaking to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/business" rel="tag">#<span>business</span></a> leaders from across the country at an event in the East Room of the White House, Trump declared that slashing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/taxes" rel="tag">#<span>taxes</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulations" rel="tag">#<span>regulations</span></a> had yielded “record business,” &amp; that the economy was “roaring.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" rel="tag">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" rel="tag">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" rel="tag">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WarPowers" rel="tag">#<span>WarPowers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" rel="tag">#<span>inflation</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116520106353612127</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116520106353612127</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[nonilex@masto.ai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:35:24 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>