Affordability, Power, and a President Unraveling

Описание: On this episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, we start with Costco taking the Trump administration to court, trying to claw back millions in “reciprocal” and “fentanyl” tariffs that judges have already said the president never had the authority to impose. Then we head underground in Manhattan, where Chanel turns a real New York City subway platform into a star-stuffed runway and a fantasy version of everyday life.

Next, we dig into President Trump’s stunning decision to call affordability a “fake narrative” and a Democratic “con job”, even as Americans struggle with groceries, rent, and gas, and his own economic edge erodes. From there, we look at Trump’s late-night meltdown on Truth Social, posting hundreds of conspiracy-laced rants in an hour, followed by daytime footage of him nodding off in meetings and working shorter days.

Finally, we unpack a provocative argument from the left: what progressives might actually learn from Trump’s brutal efficiency with executive power, and how liberal rules, reviews, and veto points keep strangling the very projects they say they want, from EV chargers to green energy to housing.

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TIME STAMPS:
01:53 - Costco Takes Trump Tariffs to Court
11:34 - Chanel Turns the Subway into a Runway
19:41 - Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’
33:03 - Trump’s Midnight Posting Binge and Midday Naps
44:14 - What the Left Can Learn From Trump’s ‘Brutal Efficiency’

OPENING TEASER
Costco races to court to claw back Trump’s tariffs before a refund window slams shut.
Chanel turns a hidden New York subway platform into a surreal runway, blurring fashion and reality.
Trump calls America’s affordability crisis a Democratic “con job” even as voters sour on his economic message. Overnight, he unleashes hundreds of Truth Social posts, wild conspiracy blasts followed by midday drowsiness in Cabinet meetings. And a counterintuitive argument: what progressives could learn from Trump’s ruthless speed with government power.
Today on Filtered, with TJ Walker.

STORY 1 - Costco Takes Trump Tariffs to Court
Costco is suing the Trump administration to recover millions paid under Trump’s new “reciprocal” and “fentanyl” tariffs, and to halt the duties while the case heads toward the Supreme Court. The company faces a hard December 15 deadline; after that, even an eventual victory may not guarantee a refund. A federal appeals court has already ruled Trump lacked authority to impose the tariffs, a power reserved for Congress. Supreme Court justices sounded skeptical as well.

STORY 2 - Chanel Turns the Subway into a Runway
Chanel’s new creative director, Matthieu Blazy, transformed a closed Bowery subway platform into a spectacle for his first Métiers d’Art show. Guests descended expecting a themed set — only to find a real platform, a real train, and models stepping off the cars into the runway. Blazy said the collection celebrated everyday commuters: “The subway belongs to all. It’s a vortex of encounters.” Kristen Stewart said the show “felt like breaking the system,” praising its range of characters and energy.

STORY 3 - Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’
Trump is now dismissing Americans’ rising living costs as a “fake narrative” invented by Democrats, even as polls show his economic advantage shrinking. He claimed he “inherited the worst inflation in history” and insisted affordability concerns “don’t mean anything to anybody” — contradicting his recent branding as the “affordability president.” Trump says inflation is at “a very good level,” while VP J.D. Vance blames Democrats and predicts a boom in 2026.

STORY 4 - Trump’s Midnight Posting Binge and Midday Naps
Trump reportedly blasted out nearly 400 Truth Social posts in a single hour, promoting conspiracies about Barack and Michelle Obama, declaring Biden’s autopen, signed documents “null and void,” and sharing an AI video claiming Venezuela’s Maduro had surrendered to him. He also pushed claims of Canadian election interference. Hours later, cameras caught him nodding off during a long Cabinet meeting, his second such moment in weeks. The White House insists he’s in excellent health, though aides are defending a shorter, later-starting workday.

STORY 5 - What the Left Can Learn From Trump’s ‘Brutal Efficiency’
Writer Marc Dunkelman argues that while Trump’s actions are often harmful, he has exposed something progressives must confront: he makes government move.
He contrasts Biden’s stalled execution — like billions in EV-charger funding that produced fewer than 60 stations — with Trump’s fast-moving deportations, tariffs, and military orders.
The left, he says, wants strong government for climate and regulation but fears that same power on policing, abortion, and civil rights.