Trump's Cartel Attacks, Government Shutdown Latest, & East Wing Demolition

About this episode

The episode discusses the legality of Trump's actions against drug cartels, the ongoing government shutdown, and the demolition of the East Wing of the White House.

On this week's edition of Navigating Trump 2.0, host John Stolnis, CBN News Chief Political Analyst David Brody and host of CBN's QuickStart podcast, Dan Andros, discuss the legality of the Trump administration's attacks on vessels believed to be carrying illicit drugs into the United States. Does the President need Congress in order to continue with his "war" on the cartels and is it a prelude to military action on Venezuela? Also, the government shutdown continues, why the first week of November could be when it all ends, and reaction to the destruction of the East Wing of the White House to make way for a new ballroom.

People in this episode

Host: John Stolnis

Guests: David Brody, Dan Andros

Topics covered

• Trump administration
• government shutdown
• drug cartels
• military action
• East Wing demolition

Keywords

• Trump
• government shutdown
• drug cartels
• military action
• East Wing demolition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration

Places: United States, Venezuela, East Wing of the White House

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