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*This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.
On today’s briefing: A Celebration of the First Amendment Upended by the Unregulated Second Amendment We begin with the latest presidential assassination attempt last night at the same site where 40 years ago President Reagan was shot. We discuss how a bipartisan gathering to celebrate the First Amendment turned into yet another example of … Continued
On today’s briefing: With What Trump Calls the Strait of Iran Closed Again, It’s Clear Whoever the Administration is Talking to Are Not in Charge of Iran We begin with the Strait of Hormuz being closed again after Trump and Iran’s FM said it was “completely open,” suggesting the US is not talking to … Continued
This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.
On today’s show: Trump’s War Has Turned the Strait of Hormuz Into an Iranian Tollbooth With China the Winner We begin with Trump’s latest ultimatum issued Saturday giving Iran 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz on Monday or “All hell will reign (misspelled) down on them. Glory be to GOD!” On Easter … Continued
On today’s show: Dementia on Display at Trump’s North Korean-Style Cabinet Meeting Raises the Alarm For VP Vance to Invoke the 25th Amendment We begin with the clear and present danger of a Commander-in-Chief prosecuting a war of his choice who is clearly mentally impaired and entirely only concerned about himself, not the country, not … Continued
Contradictory Signals From Trump to Wind Down the War While Sending in More Marines We begin with Trump’s ultimatum to Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, sending contradictory signals saying he is winding down his war on Iran at the same time sending more Marines to unblock the Strait or capture Kharg Island. Joining … Continued
Trump’s War of Choice Rattles Allies While Rewarding Russia We begin with the pain at the pump with gas at $6 a gallon in California as oil prices continue to rise impacting India, Asia and Europe in particular with Russia the only winner so far. We will discuss how Trump’s war of choice is rattling … Continued
Trump’s Reality TV War and the Prospect He Will Sell Out The Iranian People Just as He Sold Out the Venezuelan People For Oil We begin with the ongoing U.S./Israeli strikes on Iran that have already killed the Supreme Leader, the head of the IRGC and members of Khamenei’s family but not the powerful and … Continued
Trump’s Tariff Meltdown and What the Supreme Court Ruling Does and Doesn’t Do We begin with Trump imposing global tariffs of 15% in response to a Supreme Court ruling striking down his “Liberation Day” tariffs in a 6 to 3 ruling that prompted a meltdown from our megalomaniacal manchild who accused the court’s 3 conservatives … Continued
This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.
