Wednesday, April 29th, 2026 - Hegseth Lying To Trump About War, UAE Quits OPEC, FCC reviews Disney License, Comey Indicted Again

About this episode

The episode discusses recent headlines including Trump's misinformation about the Iran war, the UAE's exit from OPEC, and the FCC's review of Disney's licenses.

Today's Headlines: The Atlantic reported that Pete Hegseth has been feeding Trump a sanitized version of the Iran war while JD Vance and actual military brass warn about depleted missile stockpiles and the reality that Iran isn't opening the Strait of Hormuz over a social media post. Trump responded by posting that Iran told him they're "in a state of collapse" — a claim that appears to have originated entirely in his own head. Iran's actual proposal — a long-term ceasefire with toll collection on the strait and nuclear talks postponed — was called unacceptable by Marco Rubio, though other senior officials hadn't officially rejected it yet. On the energy, the UAE abruptly quit OPEC with one day's notice, saying it wants to sell more oil than the cartel allows — which won't immediately affect gas prices but adds long-term volatility to an already chaotic energy market. Back in Congress, the Senate voted 51-47 to reject legislation requiring Congressional approval before starting a war with Cuba, with John Fetterman joining Republicans to kill it. In case you forgot, King Charles is still here and he addressed Congress with a lovely speech about the environment, Ukraine, NATO, and…

Topics covered

• Iran war
• OPEC
• UAE oil market
• Congress legislation
• Disney broadcast licenses
• King Charles address
• Epstein survivors

Keywords

• Iran
• Trump
• UAE
• OPEC
• Disney
• Congress
• King Charles
• FCC
• legislation
• missile stockpiles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UAE, OPEC, FCC, Disney

Places: Cuba

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