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Kara and Scott discuss Trump's reactions to the Pope, Orban's political loss in Hungary, and various media and banking issues.

Kara and Scott break down Trump lashing out against the Pope and right-wing media figures, and his next moves for Iran after peace talks fail. Then, Viktor Orban loses in Hungary, and his concession is a surprising win for democracy. Plus, Eric Swalwell drops out of the California governor’s race and Congress, Scott Bessent warns banks about Anthropic’s Mythos model, and Hollywood heavyweights push back on the Paramount–Warner Bros. deal.Watch this episode on the ⁠⁠Pivot YouTube channel⁠⁠.Follow us on Instagram and Threads at ⁠⁠@pivotpodcastofficial⁠⁠.Follow us on Bluesky at ⁠⁠@pivotpod.bsky.social⁠⁠Follow us on TikTok at ⁠⁠@pivotpodcast⁠⁠.Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email Pivot@voxmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Kara, Scott

Topics covered

• politics
• democracy
• media
• international relations
• technology
• banking

Keywords

• Trump
• Pope
• Viktor Orban
• Eric Swalwell
• Anthropic
• Paramount
• Warner Bros.
• democracy
• Iran
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Anthropic, Paramount, Warner Bros.

Places: Hungary, Iran

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