Economy in Crisis and Epstein Network Still Active | Liberty Roundtable - 08-17-26
The Liberty Roundtable Radio episode, host Sam Bushman breaks down why the American economy is heading into dangerous territory just weeks before the midterm elections. From record-high gas prices to a strategic petroleum reserve at a 43-year low, the signs of economic trouble are impossible to ignore. Sam Bushman lays out the case that gas prices above $4.07 per gallon are driving up the cost of everything from food to clothing, and that July retail sales posted their biggest drop in more than a year as consumer sentiment fell to 51.0. He also connects the dots between America's dependence on foreign oil, the Strait of Hormuz tensions with Iran, and the shrinking strategic petroleum reserve. Then, Bushman turns to the Jeffrey Epstein network, arguing it never truly shut down. He examines a bizarre yacht video involving senior White House aide Lynn Patton and Washington lobbyist Ryan Coyne, whose foreign lobbying ties to Vietnamese and Somali interests raise serious ethics and national security questions that mirror the Epstein playbook of combining sexual compromise with international influence operations. What you'll learn in this episode: Why gas prices at $4.07 per gallon are driving up the cost of nearly everything and how the Strategic Petroleum Reserve hit a 43-year low How July retail sales fell 0.6% against expectations of a 0.2% rise, and what dropping consumer sentiment signals about the economy Why Sam Bushman believes the Jeffrey Epstein network is still operating and how the Lynn Patton yacht video connects to foreign lobbying concerns How Washington lobbyist Ryan Coyne's ties to Vietnamese and Somali interests raise ethics and security questions for the Trump White House Why the unemployment rate drop may be misleading and what the decline in working-age men participating in the workforce means for America Timestamps: 00:00 Show Opening: Economy and Midterm Election Concerns 00:18 Record Gas Prices and the Cost of Everything 03:17 Strategic Petroleum Reserve at 43-Year Low 05:14 Trump's Oil Release and Foreign Oil Dependence 05:50 July Retail Sales Drop as Consumer Sentiment Falls 07:50 Strait of Hormuz Tensions and Foreign Oil Dependence 10:17 Unemployment Rate and the Missing Workforce 11:28 Government Fiscal Irresponsibility and National Debt 12:35 Jeffrey Epstein Network Still Operating 14:25 Lynn Patton Yacht Video and Ryan Coyne Foreign Lobbying Ties 24:20 Show Wrap-up and Call to Action Subscribe to Liberty RoundTable on YouTube, Rumble, and Truth Social for more hard-hitting analysis the networks refuse to cover. Support the show at libertyroundtable.com and share this episode with anyone who needs to hear the truth about the economy and government accountability. Do you think the Lynn Patton and Ryan Coyne story is connected to the Jeffrey Epstein network, or is it an isolated incident? Let us know in the comments. #LibertyRoundtable #EconomyCrisis #EpsteinNetwork
