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Trump’s Pathetic Idea of Diplomacy and the Art of the Giveaway We begin with yesterday’s embarrassing display of pathetic amateurism at the White House where our ridiculously out-of-his-depth president had a roundtable discussion with seven world leaders and NATO heads who were present out of desperation to do damage control. Caught on a hot mic, … Continued
Damage Control at the White House to Prevent Trump’s Sellout of Ukraine to Putin We begin with the damage control underway at the White House today as European leaders and President Zelensky try to prevent the total sellout of Ukraine following Trump’s craven gift of caving in and siding with the murderous Make Russia Great … Continued
Trump’s Performative Takeover of the Streets of Washington DC as Its Residents Cry “Fascists”, “Pigs” and “Go Home” We begin with the arrest of a Justice Department employee in Washington, D.C. charged with assaulting a federal officer with a sandwich after calling him and other agents “fascists.” With 1,650 federal officers on the streets having … Continued
How Ukrainians Feel About the Upcoming Summit to Which They Are Not Invited We begin and go to Kyiv, Ukraine for an analysis of how Ukrainians feel about the upcoming summit between Putin and Trump to which they are not invited and must hope that Trump does not sell them out as many expect he … Continued
The UN’s Palestinian Representative’s Call For a UN Peacekeeping Protection Force in Gaza We begin with the UN’s Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine’s call for an international protection force in Gaza that emerged from Sunday’s emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. Joining us to discuss how the formal request to the UN … Continued
Like a Tinpot Dictator, Trump Takes Over the Nation’s Capital, Sending Troops into the Streets as a Show of Force We begin with a lawless president and his lackey the AG acting in the name of law and order to take over the nation’s capital in the way that tinpot dictators send their military into … Continued
Low Expectations Among Experts For the Upcoming Putin/Trump Summit in the UAE We begin with the upcoming summit in the UAE between President Trump and President Putin in the hope we all share of ending Russia’s war on Ukraine that many experts on Russia and Ukraine think is unlikely to happen given Putin’s massive investment … Continued
Will the Lawless Trump Regime Have the FBI Arrest the Democratic Lawmakers Who Fled Texas to Stop Trump’s Power Grab? We begin with Republicans in the Texas Legislature and Senator Cornyn calling on Kash Patel’s FBI to arrest the Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to stop the gerrymandering power grab order by Trump. Meanwhile, … Continued
The House Subpoenas the Epstein Files and Laura Loomer is Back in the Oval Office We begin with some of the breaking stories today as uncertainty grows over the economy and the House Oversight Committee moves to subpoena the Epstein files and Trump’s favorite influencer Laura Loomer has yet another Oval Office meeting with her … Continued
Texas Democrats Try to Stop the Trump/Abbott Power Grab to Win the House in the Midterms Before a Vote Has Been Cast We begin with The Democrats in the Texas State Legislature fleeing the state to deny a quorum to try to stop Governor Abbott’s brazen move, at Trump’s urging, to gerrymander the state so … Continued
