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Nara Smith would like the internet to know that she does not wash the dishes.

That detail may surprise anyone who has spent the past several years watching the 24-year-old creator get called one of TikTok’s most recognizable "tradwives" (she has over 12 million followers as of this writing). On the July 29 episode of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast, Smith pulled out her phone and found one definition: “a woman who embraces or promotes a traditional model of marriage and family life” by prioritizing homemaking and caregiving while supporting her husband as the primary breadwinner.

She argued that the label has never accurately described her.

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Smith’s elaborate cooking videos have made her a fixture in the tradwife conversation, even though she has repeatedly rejected the term. This time, she went through the assumptions about her work, marriage, and household one by one.

The interview quickly restarted a familiar argument. Some viewers accepted Smith’s explanation. Others maintained that even if she does not live as a tradwife, her videos helped popularize the aesthetic.

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The debate raises a more basic question: What actually makes someone a tradwife, and why has the term become such a loaded label?

Nara Smith breaks down the tradwife definition

The title of Smith’s Call Her Daddy episode, "Stop Calling Me a Tradwife," didn’t leave much room for interpretation.

"They [the internet] kind of used me as the poster child for the tradwife movement," Smith told Cooper, calling the association “very bizarre.”

The term "tradwife," as Mashable associate features editor Anna Iovine defined it in 2022, refers to a woman who "denounces feminism in turn for the ‘more fulfilling’ life of submitting to a man." The husband typically serves as the breadwinner, while the wife focuses on homemaking, childcare, cooking, and cleaning. According to Smith, that description doesn’t fit. "I don’t prioritize being a homemaker," she said. "I’m a working mom."

Smith has modeled since she was 14 and now runs a lucrative content business; Forbes estimates she earned $7.5 million over the previous year. She was featured on the 2025 "Mashable 101" creator list, dubbed as "TikTok’s reigning domestic goddess."

At home, Smith told Cooper, she and her husband, Lucky Blue Smith, divide childcare based on who is working. She cooks because she enjoys it, and because severe eczema and a lupus diagnosis after her first pregnancy prompted her to reevaluate what she ate and begin making more food from scratch. Smith also rejected the suggestion that her husband is the family’s sole breadwinner, explaining that they both work and provide for their household.

"Yeah, I like to cook. Sue me," she said.

Smith acknowledges that her videos contain many of the cues viewers associate with tradwife content. She prepares labor-intensive food from scratch, wears feminine outfits, and builds recipes around what her husband and kids want. She married Lucky when she was 18, and welcomed their first child shortly after turning 19. Her family has also spent time with Hannah Neeleman, the creator behind Ballerina Farm, who is known as the "queen of tradwives." (Neeleman inspired the 2026 novel Yesteryear, but more on that below.)

As clips from the interview circulated, critics argued that Smith’s private household arrangement doesn't erase the image she has presented online. Many find her to have profited from making that domestic fantasy part of her public persona, "selling a dangerous product that young girls are taking note of." In some commenters' views, Smith knowingly used tradwife imagery to build a profitable brand and seems to now be distancing herself from the label without addressing what that content may have communicated.

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On the other hand, some defenders argue that Smith’s videos are "calming and enjoyable," and that her content aims for views rather than an accurate depiction of her household. Others point out that Smith has never publicly promoted female submission or suggested women should leave the workforce, and they see using that term to describe her as a "microaggression." As one X user put it, "The girl just wanted to make her kids candy from scratch."

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Smith has been answering versions of the tradwife question long before Call Her Daddy.

In a 2024 interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Smith described her videos as a combination of her interests in cooking and fashion. She also explained that her famously hushed voiceovers were recorded inside a closet to avoid disturbing her children.

"It’s really not that deep," she said of her cooking content.

In July 2025, Smith told Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast that people continued treating her as a symbol of traditional marriage despite her attempts to show that she was a full-time working mother.

She added that Lucky regularly cares for their children while she travels and handles tasks that viewers might not associate with a "traditional" husband, including doing dishes, getting the children dressed, and styling their hair.

Smith made the distinction again in April 2026 while announcing her first cookbook, Homemade. She told Vanity Fair that she considers cooking both a hobby and a job and described her marriage as modern. She also said she plans to expand her platform into a larger culinary lifestyle business.

Still, the label has persisted.

Why is the tradwife label so controversial?

Choosing to cook, raise children, or leave paid employment is only one part of the debate. The controversy grows when that personal arrangement is promoted as the "natural" or "preferable" role for women, particularly when it includes a husband leading the household and a wife becoming financially dependent on him.

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Those ideas are not simply being projected onto the movement by its critics. A 2025 University of Hawaiʻi study analyzing posts tagged #tradwife and #tradelife found recurring messages that portrayed feminism as incompatible with femininity, blamed feminism for women’s dissatisfaction, and promoted traditional gender roles as biologically or religiously determined. Some of the content also included exclusionary messaging about transgender and gender-fluid people.

"Life for actual 1950s housewives was lonely and boring — if you were 'lucky,'" Iovine wrote back in 2022. She noted that domestic violence was widely treated as a private family matter, marital rape was not illegal in every state until 1993, and many homemakers experienced isolation, anxiety, and depression. Those realities are considerably less soothing than the vintage dresses and homemade bread that appear online.

The rise of the tradwife online has also come in tandem with the stripping of reproductive rights for women in the U.S., like the reversal of Roe v. Wade and attacks on the birth control pill, showcasing real-life consequences to the backlash of feminism.

Supporters, however, describe the lifestyle as a freely made choice and an alternative to the strain of balancing employment with motherhood.

"I believe working is good for many women, but [working outside the home] is also the cause of burnout for mothers," self-described tradwife Estee Williams told Business Insider in 2022. Williams said she promotes homemaking to show the fulfillment she finds in it. Alena Kate Pettitt, another early tradwife creator, has similarly called traditional housewifery "a choice" that "shouldn’t be mocked."

Despite the controversy, the content still appeals to viewers who have little interest in its traditional division of power. A 2025 survey of 1,000 British women ages 18 to 34 found that 79 percent were attracted to the calm, relaxed lives depicted in tradwife videos, while 62 percent were drawn to the luxury. Only 7 percent were interested in men serving as household decision-makers, though, and fewer than 8 percent said they would adopt the lifestyle themselves.

The highly polished videos also bear little resemblance to the circumstances of many stay-at-home mothers. As The Atlantic reported, many American mothers leave the workforce because childcare would cost as much as or more than they could earn — 75 percent of surveyed families with stay-at-home mothers had household incomes below $50,000, and more than two-thirds struggled to pay their bills.

Prominent tradwife influencers occupy a different economic reality, earning money through the very content that depicts them retreating from paid work. Researchers have identified the influencer business model as one of the movement’s central paradoxes: creators monetize sponsorships, products, and audiences while promoting a lifestyle centered on women leaving the workforce.

The fascination surrounding Caro Claire Burke’s 2026 novel Yesteryear offers a clear example of how contentious the subject remains. The book follows a wealthy tradwife influencer who wakes up in 1855 and must recreate the domestic life she promoted online without her modern kitchen, nannies, or production team. It became a bestseller, and Amazon MGM acquired the film rights, with Anne Hathaway attached to star and produce.

The book divided reviewers, too. Some viewed it as a broader examination of power, while others called it a "dissatisfying take" that failed to fully examine the religion, politics, and economic conditions behind the movement.

Its success nevertheless offered another sign of the public’s continued interest in tradwives, including among readers who strongly disapprove of the movement.

Smith’s latest interview has given them one more version of the debate. For now, Smith is still cooking. Lucky, apparently, is still on dish duty.

Google Maps recently launched its biggest upgrade in years, filled to the brim with Gemini-powered features like Ask Maps and immersive, 3D navigation — it can recommend the best parking spots and suggest the top spots to check out while you travel around the world.

But even with all of AI's help, the digital map still lacks in one area: Outdoor navigation.

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A group of teenagers hiking Canada's Howe Sound Crest Trail in British Columbia recently found that out the hard way. The group, made up of 17-year-old novice hikers, was evacuated by local search-and-rescue teams after trusting a five-hour walk estimate from Google Maps.

Experienced hikers would have caught the app's mistake and come more prepared than the teens — Howe Sound Crest is an 18-mile hike with a 6,000-foot elevation gain, and is considered a two-day trip for beginners. But the novice hiker, relying solely on the map estimate, may not know its limitations.

Why is Google Maps not recommended for hiking?

On city roads, Google Maps combines live traffic estimates with historic averages, posted speed limits, tolls, and other street data to generate the most accurate travel time for a standard vehicle. With integrations across the transportation landscape, it's fairly accurate. For walking, the process is a little more complex — humans and natural landscapes, obviously, are hard to standardize into an algorithm. The app uses an average human walking speed that might not match your own, and while it will adjust that time based on elevation, it won't account for important things like trail terrain or type.

Satellite imagery and machine learning come in handy for urban areas, but labyrinthine trails cutting through woods and forests are often left out, and an area's topography is usually only shown with basic details and minimalist renderings.

In 2024, competitor Apple Maps launched a new hiking upgrade in iOS 18, providing access to U.S. national park hike information and topographical maps to help plan custom hiking routes. But many seasoned hikers still discourage using mainstream navigation platforms, especially if you're climbing in the mountains or traversing potentially hazardous routes.

What can I use instead of Google or Apple maps?

Instead of Google or Apple, try hobby-specific apps. Users on Reddit recommend resources such as Mapy and komoot. The free Open Street Map app and AllTrails have been popular among the adventurous set for years. A recent review by The Great Outdoors named Hiiker its number one hiking app. And hikers can get topographical data directly from local surveying agencies online.

Ultimately, each map offers different information, and most hikers use a combination of them for inspiration, topography, and safety planning.

It also never hurts to have analog resources as a backup. Keep a guide to local hiking trails and a recent topographical map of the area on hand (and know how to read it). Brush up on your compass skills, and connect with fellow experienced hikers to find the safest — but still awe-inspiring — routes beyond your phone.

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If you thought K-pop comeback promotions had reached their limit, Hearts2Hearts would like a word.

Ahead of the release of its second mini album, Lemon Tang, the rookie SM Entertainment girl group introduced fans to Tangy, an adorable lemon mascot who quickly became the unlikely face of the comeback. What started as a series of mysterious social media posts asking fans to keep an eye out for the citrus character soon evolved into one of the strangest album promotions in recent memory: Tangy was launched more than 30 kilometers above Earth aboard a custom-built high-altitude balloon.

Yes, really.

Tangy in near space. Credit: Courtesy of Sent Into Space

The launch served as the grand finale of Hearts2Hearts' "Missing Tangy" campaign, a weeks-long social media mystery that treated the smiling citrus like a missing celebrity. Fans were encouraged to report sightings, piece together clues, and speculate about Tangy's whereabouts before the group finally revealed the mascot's improbable destination.

According to aerospace marketing company Sent Into Space, which partnered on the campaign, the mission required considerably more planning than simply tying a lemon to a weather balloon.

The engineering team designed a custom-molded flight seat built specifically for Tangy's "lemon-shaped posterior," complete with a concealed safety harness to keep the mascot secure during the journey. They also 3D-printed a miniature pair of heart-shaped sunglasses so Tangy could travel in style.

Tangy traveling in style. Credit: Courtesy of Sent Into Space

On launch day, the hydrogen-filled balloon carried Tangy into what Sent Into Space describes as near space, ascending for roughly 90 minutes to an altitude of more than 33 kilometers — above 99.5 percent of Earth's atmosphere. At that height, the curvature of the Earth becomes visible while the sky fades into the deep black associated with space.

The balloon itself expanded to nearly 30 meters in diameter — roughly the height of the White House — before bursting as planned. Tangy's spacecraft then descended beneath a parachute, completing a flight that lasted about three hours from launch to landing.

"Collaborating with Hearts2Hearts to celebrate their latest album release was an absolute pleasure, and the entire Sent Into Space team had a fantastic time launching everyone's favourite lemon to over 30km above the Earth," Dr. Chris Rose, head of project at Sent Into Space, said in a statement shared with Mashable. "Tangy did prove to be a bit of a slippery customer, though, managing to escape before we could bring him in for a post-flight debrief…"

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The joke fit neatly into the campaign itself. Rather than ending with the launch, the story continued with Tangy's playful "escape," extending the mascot's narrative beyond the mission and giving fans one last chapter in the adventure.

The entire journey was documented on video, including exclusive behind-the-scenes footage shared with Mashable that shows engineers preparing Tangy's tiny spacecraft, fitting the mascot with its custom sunglasses, and completing final checks before liftoff.

It's the kind of rollout that's becoming increasingly common in K-pop, where comeback promotions have evolved into multimedia experiences designed to fuel fan conversation long before an album arrives. Whether it's alternate reality games, fictional universes, interactive websites, or elaborate real-world stunts, agencies are increasingly treating album campaigns as immersive stories rather than traditional marketing.

Sending a lemon 33 kilometers above Earth may be one of the more delightfully absurd examples.

But that's precisely why it worked. Fans weren't just anticipating "Lemon Tang" — they were following a little lemon's journey from internet mystery to near-space traveler.

Updated on July 31 at 7:15 p.m. ET — T-Mobile has confirmed to Mashable that some users who spoke with customer service regarding the outage have since received a credit. A company spokesperson provided a statement:

"We understand our service is critical to the lives and businesses of our customers, and we deeply regret the difficulties some customers experienced earlier this week. We restored service as quickly as possible, addressed and resolved the technical challenges, and remain committed to providing the reliable experience our customers expect from us."

If your T-Mobile service was disrupted on Monday, you may be able to get some compensation for your troubles.

Multiple outlets, including KTLA in Los Angeles, have reported that some T-Mobile customers have been able to get at least $20 off their next bill because of the outage. One Reddit user said they were able to save as much as $80 (spread out over multiple billing cycles) by telling customer service that they missed out on a work opportunity because of the outage.

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Generally, it seems that these credits are not automatic, and you may have to personally contact T-Mobile customer service to be compensated for your troubles.

After a major Verizon mobile outage in January, Verizon offered all affected customers a $20 credit.

Millions of T-Mobile users found their phones stuck in SOS mode on Monday afternoon, which led to plenty of criticism of the brand on social media. T-Mobile did acknowledge and apologize for the outage, though it has not explained what happened.

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Mashable contacted T-Mobile repeatedly to ask about the outage and its causes, but so far, the company has been silent. The most recent post at the T-Mobile news page is the company's Q2 2026 earnings report, in which the company saw growing revenue and profits, with total revenue for the quarter of $22.7 billion.

If you've ever used a handheld gimbal camera and wished it could just float into the air to grab a wide shot, HOVERAir built something specifically for you. The company just announced the VERSA, a pocket camera designed to work both on the ground and in the air.

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The VERSA is set to launch on Indiegogo in mid-August. The official site is live with these initial details, but HOVERAir hasn't shared pricing or the full spec sheet yet.

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The Mavic 4 includes a 100MP Hasselblad camera paired with a 48MP medium telephoto at 70mm and a 50MP far-reach telephoto at 168mm. It can shoot 6K/60fps HDR video on the main camera and 4K/120fps HDR video across the three cameras combined. Another added bonus is the infinity gimbal, which offers 360 degrees of rotation for magical shots from virtually any angle.

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It's worth that $2,495 sale price for the right creators.

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It's only been a few months since Logan Paul's $16 million Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card sale set a record, but he's already on the hunt for something more valuable.

The controversial YouTuber-turned-WWE star released a one-hour mini-documentary on YouTube on Friday, chronicling his quest to acquire a card that doesn't exist yet.

So what exactly is he trying to do, and why is the Pokémon card he's trying to acquire potentially so valuable? Let's break it down.

SEE ALSO: I tried to buy my son some Pokémon cards at retail price. It was almost impossible. Which Pokémon card is Logan Paul trying to acquire?

In a nutshell, the origin of Pokémon cards can be dated back to 1996. Rather than being sold in packs, the first trading cards were available to peel from sheets found in a Japanese comic called CoroCoro. Pairs of cards were released over a number of issues, with the first – issue 223 – containing Pikachu and Jigglypuff cards.

The catch? Although there are many of these cards in circulation, there is apparently still no Pikachu that's been graded a perfect 10 by the Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) body.

The video above chronicles Paul's attempt to secure one, following him as he buys copies of CoroCoro 223 along with pre-production sheets of the cards that came with the issue, hoping to peel a Pikachu card that's high enough quality to make the grade of Gem Mint 10 (categorised on PSA's website as a "virtually perfect card").

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. When will we know if Logan Paul has acquired the PSA 10 Pikachu?

This is the big question. Normally getting cards graded with PSA takes time (from five to 25 business days), but in the documentary we see Paul getting two cards graded far more quickly after dropping them off at one of the PSA offices himself.

At the end of the video, he announces a live streaming event where he will peel the Pikachu card that he hopes to get graded a 10. What we don't know is what will happen next. Will the event end with Paul showing the card off and getting ready to take it to PSA? Or does he have the kind of relationship with the authenticator where he'll be able to organise for one of its graders to attend the event, and do the grading in person?

We'll have to wait for the stream, which is happening July 30 at 9:30 p.m. EST on Paul's YouTube channel, to find out.

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UPDATE: Jul. 31, 2026, 2:45 p.m. Logan Paul completed his livestream on Thursday, peeling the Pikachu on YouTue — but based on the card's centering, he doesn't think it'll achieve the PSA 10 grade needed to complete his mission.

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SAVE $10: As of July 31, the Lego Marvel Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock Subway Train Scene is on sale for $44.99 at Amazon. That's $10 off its full price of $54.99.

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If Spider-Man: Brand New Day has you in the mood for even more from the beloved web-slinger, Amazon's offering a great discount right now on the awesome Lego Marvel Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock Subway Train Scene. As of July 31, you can score it for $10 less than usual.

This discount has dropped its price from $54.99 to $44.99, which is also just $1.04 away from its lowest-ever price point of $43.95 at the retailer, according to price tracker camelcamelcamel. If you've had your eyes on this build, or maybe know a Spider-Man fan who would adore it, now is a great time to pick it up.

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This 393-piece set, recommended for ages 9 and up, recreates the subway train scene from Spider-Man 2, with a brick-built subway that includes removable roof sections revealing passenger seating inside. Of course, it also comes with minifigures to bring this memorable moment to life: Spider-Man (who has attachable webs and interchangeable heads for wearing the mask or not), Doc Ock with four jointed tentacles, J. Jonah Jameson, and Aunt May.

It looks like quite a fun build for a Marvel fan to assemble, so if it's caught your eye, don't miss out on this great deal on it at Amazon.

And Spidey's Lego adventures don't end there, either. You can even get a free Lego Spider-Man vs. Anti-Venom set on your next order at Lego today, which you can learn more about here.

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SAVE $10: As of July 31, the Soundcore V40i by Anker open earbuds are at their lowest-ever price of $29.99 at Amazon. That's $10 off their full price of $39.99.

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If open earbuds have caught your attention, Amazon is a great place to look for discounts right now. The retailer has had several great offers pop up recently, and among them is the Soundcore V40i by Anker open earbuds. As of July 31, you can snag these buds at a new low price of $29.99.

Compared to their usual full price of $39.99, that's a $10 discount. Considering this is their lowest-ever price at Amazon according to price tracker camelcamelcamel, this is a great time to grab them. You can even choose between the black and white models at this price.

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Rather than having buds that go in your ear, the Soundcore V40i features four-level adjustable ear hooks that wrap around your ears and an open design that sits over the front for listening. According to the store page, these buds also offer a maximum boost of 7.5dB over non-adjustable hooks, so you can enjoy fuller sound from your favorite music.

On top of that, their battery life can get you through a workout or commute with ease, lasting up to six hours on a single charge or up to 21 hours with the help of the charging case.

This deal on the Soundcore V40i open earbuds by Anker may not last long, so act fast to save on them at Amazon.

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TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Pitch Black Elite Trainer Box is on sale for $81.98 at Amazon, down from its $119.99 list price.

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Pitch Black’s Elite Trainer Box has kept dropping in price over time since launch, and Amazon’s latest trading card marketplace offer has now taken the nine-pack Pokémon TCG set below $85 for the first time we’ve seen.

As of July 31, the Pokémon TCG’s Pitch Black Elite Trainer Box is available at Amazon for $81.98. Removing $38.01 from the current list price of $119.99 yields a large 32% discount, the lowest price this ETB has seen on Amazon (confirmed by the price tracker camelcamelcamel). The listing is sold and shipped by the third-party seller Collector’s Cache, though Amazon is handling customer service directly if there are any issues. As a bonus, free delivery is currently estimated for Aug. 7-13. 

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Away from Amazon, TCGplayer remains slightly cheaper if you’re open to shopping elsewhere. A single unopened English box is available for $75.98 plus $2 shipping, making the total $77.98 and undercutting Amazon by exactly $4. That even undercuts the Pitch Black ETB’s current market price of $77.79 by a cent.

Inside the box are nine Pitch Black booster packs, one full-art foil Zarude promo card, 65 card sleeves, 40 Energy cards, and a player’s guide. The remaining extras include six damage-counter dice, a competition-legal coin-flip die, a plastic coin, six dividers, a collector’s box, and a Pokémon TCG Live code card.

Pitch Black is led by some valuable chase cards (which you can also buy individually on TCGplayer) — including Mega Darkrai ex and Mega Zeraora ex, with Mega Chandelure ex, and Morpeko ex also appearing across the expansion. At $81.98, the ETB comes to roughly $9.11 per booster before accounting for the promo card and accessories.

This week saw the launch of Furious, a new crime drama from Elizabeth Meriwether (New Girl and Dying for Sex) that focuses on the cat-and-mouse tale of traumatized FBI agent Alice Black (Emmy Rossum), who's tracking a female serial killer (Lola Petticrew) on a deadly quest for vengeance.

In my review of the series, I cheered Meriwether's masterful blend of dark subject matter with resilient humor. In particular, I praised the way she managed to make a show that addresses child trafficking and sexual assault without making a spectacle of either.

SEE ALSO: How 'Furious' delves into a world of sex and violence without being exploitative

In interviews with Meriwether, Rossum, and Petticrew, we dug in on how the show's creator approached these issues, how her stars tackled their trickiest scenes, and more.

For more on Furious, check back with Mashable each week. We'll have posts and interview snippets dropping all season long.

The first three episodes of Furious are now streaming on Hulu, with new episodes every Monday through Aug. 31.

As Americans struggle to afford groceries and gas, Donald Trump threw his "Make America Affordable Again" promise in the trash at a recent campaign rally, with the president mocking "affordability" during his speech — even saying aloud, "What's affordability?"

On Late Night, Seth Meyers reacted to Trump's comments with a new segment he likes to call "I Feel F***ing Crazy." And, yeah.

"Can I tell you guys a secret? I feel f***ing crazy," said Meyers. "What do you mean, 'what's affordability?' You're the one who said it! You said we were going to 'make America affordable again.' Affordability is the noun form of the adjective affordable, you f***ing dropout. This is like if, after chanting 'build that wall' for four years, he admitted he didn't know what a wall was. Build that wall so I can finally lay eyes on one. You hear a lot about them. You never see walls. Someone told me I see walls every day, but then they pointed to one. I said, 'That's not a wall. That's a side roof.'"

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Meyers pointed out that during the rally, Trump also mocked reporters for asking him why prices were so high in a press conference.

"You're the president, of course they're asking you why prices are so high," said Meyers. "Who do you want them to ask, Jimothy? By the way, let's be clear: Do not let Jimothy anywhere near the White House. RFK will just assume his Uber Eats showed up early."

Meyers noted that while Americans are "struggling to afford food while Trump and his family line their pockets," Trump's job approval has again hit a record low — it's currently at -25, with 60 percent of Americans disapproving of the president, according to The Economist.

"The president's job approval rating is at a new all-time low, and the reason is simple," concluded Meyers. "He promised to bring down prices and keep us out of wars. And in both cases, he's done the opposite. He's good at enriching himself."

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