A few days ago, I ran into this article and read it. And it rang true. In fact, it's an argument that I heard before, and which grew increasingly obvious over time. Indeed, as John Casey suggests in this article, it became especially obvious after Pam Bondi tried to deflect on questions regarding the Epstein List by trying to talk about stock market numbers.
But I suspect that this mostly falls on deaf ears. You never know, because so many Americans are brainwashed into believing whatever Dear Leader tells them.
Most of us, however, have grown tired of hearing about supposedly wonderful stock market numbers, because it does not actually have much of an impact on the live of most Americans, frankly.
Yet, you would never know that listening to officials in the Trump administration. This is particularly true for King Con Don himself, of course. Yet, we have been hearing more and more people trying to say the same thing.
Here is a snippet from the MSN article by John Casey which I am discussing presently:
No matter the topic, no matter the controversy, someone in Trump world brings the conversation back to the same supposed proof of success.
If critics raise concerns about tariffs or inflation, the response is: Look at the Dow.
If lawmakers question government misconduct, the answer is: Look at the Dow.
If scandals erupt — the same old song again. Just look at the Dow.
Attorney General Pam Bondi delivered perhaps the most jaw-dropping example, during a tense House Judiciary Committee hearing last month. Pressed about why her Justice Department had failed to indict Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirators, Bondi didn’t provide an explanation. She didn’t offer new evidence or promise transparency.
Instead, she blurted out: “The Dow is over 50,000 right now!”
It was so stupid it sounded like a cruel joke. Epstein survivors were sitting right behind her. Yet Bondi doubled down, insisting Congress should be discussing the booming stock market rather than pressing her about Epstein’s network.
Yup.
Indeed, seemingly believing that most people will simply forget about the Epstein Files - or Trump reneging on his campaign promise to release them once he was back in the Oval Office - seems more than a little naive.
Yet, what else does the Trump administration have at this point? The economy has not gotten much better (other than the stock market). Trump never got the price of groceries down, as inflation remains out of control. Now, because of Mr. Trump's War, gas prices are quickly going up, as well. The country feels as divided as we have seen it. Democracy seems to be disintegrating before our eyes, with Trump's secret masked police force, ICE, killing people on the streets. America's reputation and leverage the world over is increasingly compromised. Trump never did end the war in Ukraine, let alone in 24 hours as promised. And of course, the Epstein Files.
With all of that going wrong, and with Trump and his administration now squarely the ones to point the finger of blame at, as they have control not only of the White House but also both chambers of Congress and the Supreme Court, no wonder they go to such extraordinary lengths to try and distract the American public. Whether it is the wars (Venezuela and Iran) or whether it is increased bluster and temper tantrums, or this constant focus on stock market numbers.
Who cares about what the Dow Jones or Nasdaq numbers are doing? Who cares that wealthy elites and executive board members are happy when simple groceries and other necessities continue to grow more expensive? Life is getting uncomfortably unaffordable for most of us. And Trump promised Americans he would fix it all. And quickly, at that.
Instead, he has done nothing. Much like campaign promises made and not kept during the first term (making Mexico pay for the wall that he never even built, or creating a healthcare system that would be affordable and cover everyone, or draining the swamp, or paying the national debt off (he said that he would pay it off in eight years, but instead increased it by over 25% in his first term, and has added several trillions to the national debt in the relatively short time he has been back in office).
You might think that with all of that, and with his proven track record of failures in both business and now politics, that he might lose serious support. Yet whenever poll numbers come out, the numbers are nowhere near as low as they rightly should be by this point, which I feel should probably be around the teens, if that. No, he continues to have, more or less, around 40 % approval ratings. And so these problems, and the tone deaf arguments, will continue until all of that changes. Until, that is, enough Americans get past their conceit and their stubbornness that they finally put this failed president and political movement behind us, once and for all.
Frankly, I am not holding my breath.
This is Trump's tell that all isn't well | Opinion Opinion by John Casey • March10, 2026:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/this-is-trump-s-tell-that-all-isn-t-well-opinion/ar-AA1XTzrC?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=69b1341d77e9432898638c6460fd9ed4&ei=19
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