Hour 4 [05/20/2026]: Seth Keshel, Taylor Riggs & Trump’s “MAGA Ballroom” Spark Clash Over Elections, Economy & Power in America

Hour 4 opens with a broad discussion of declining customer service and changing expectations in everyday consumer interactions, using retail and food service experiences to explore how workplace culture has shifted toward more transactional exchanges. The hour quickly pivots into national political territory, focusing on election integrity concerns, voter registration systems, and disputes over mail-in voting, ballot harvesting, and voter roll maintenance. Author Seth Keshel joins to argue that structural differences in state election laws—not isolated incidents—drive widespread distrust in U.S. election outcomes, emphasizing vulnerabilities created by expanded mail voting systems and inconsistent voter databases, while calling for foundational reform before trust can be restored. The hour then shifts to President Trump’s White House expansion project, including the privately funded “MAGA ballroom,” sparking debate over taxpayer involvement, political symbolism, and long-term legacy framing of presidential infrastructure projects. Later, economist Taylor Riggs breaks down inflation pressures, energy market instability, and the challenges facing the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, citing oil supply constraints, geopolitical tensions, and refining bottlenecks as key drivers of ongoing volatility. The discussion also touches on union power dynamics in New York transit negotiations, contrasting leadership incentives with worker frustrations and highlighting broader inefficiencies in government-linked systems. The hour closes with a wide-angle view of how politics, energy markets, and institutional trust are converging into a single pressure point across the U.S. system. Guests: Seth Keshel, Taylor Riggs Hashtags: #ElectionIntegrity #Inflation #Trump #Economy #OilMarkets #VotingReform #FederalReserve #MAGA #EnergyCrisis #PublicPolicy #UnionPolitics #MorningShow