-- On the Show:

-- Kevin Hassett predicts unrealistic economic growth and praises AI as a workplace coach while Maria Bartiromo tees up claims of booming expansion

-- Layoffs rise to their highest level since 2020 as Trump administration policies collide with AI disruption and tariff-driven cost increases

-- Dan Bongino admits on Fox News that he previously pushed baseless pipe bomb conspiracies while the FBI arrests Brian Cole Jr in the 2021 case

-- Donald Trump appears to fall asleep during official events as questions mount about his physical condition and lack of sleep amid nightly posting frenzies

-- Trump reacts angrily to widespread reporting on his mental lapses and public dozing as he refuses to release full medical records that could settle the issue

-- Trump's demolition of the East Wing stalls after he fires his own architect over a ballooning ballroom plan that leaves the project over budget and directionless

-- Donald Trump fumbles the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony with multiple missteps and visible confusion as staff rush to compensate for his mistakes

-- The Friday Feedback segment

-- On the Bonus Show: The Supreme Court revives Texas's new redistricting map, Kash Patel refused to get off a plane until he got an FBI raid jacket, the US Institute of Peace gets renamed for Trump, and much more...

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(00:00) Start (01:43) Hassett predicts AI-driven growth (09:02) Layoffs hit highest since 2020 (15:39) Bongino admits past conspiracies (24:36) Trump appears to fall asleep (30:44) Trump reacts to dozing coverage (37:29) East Wing demolition stalls (42:43) Trump fumbles Christmas tree lighting (50:06) Friday Feedback segment

The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1299

The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters

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