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Kara and Scott discuss recent political events, including the resignation of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and controversies involving Donald Trump, while also touching on technology and business news.

Kara and Scott discuss Trump's mishandling of Iran, and his vandalism claims about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Then, lots of drama in Europe as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigns, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni feuds with Trump. Plus, a new book reveals how Trump mocked Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon dumps the OpenAI movie, and SpaceX stock takes a tumble.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 Swisher, Scott Galloway

Topics covered

• politics
• international relations
• technology
• media
• business
• current events

Keywords

• Trump
• Starmer
• Meloni
• Amazon
• OpenAI
• SpaceX
• Bezos
• Zuckerberg

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Organizations: Amazon, OpenAI, Lincoln Memorial, SpaceX

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