All the President’s (Corrupt) Men

About this episode

Tommy and Ben discuss recent global affairs, including US-Iran negotiations, Israeli actions in Lebanon, and corruption within Trump's foreign policy team, featuring an interview with Nicholas Enrich about his book on USAID.

Tommy and Ben break down another chaotic and consequential week in global affairs. Trump blinks and extends the ceasefire with Iran, but the Strait of Hormuz remains closed as US-Iran negotiations stall. Meanwhile, an internal power struggle between Iran's elected leaders and military is complicating talks, and the human cost for ordinary Iranians continues to mount. In Lebanon, Trump stunned Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu by publicly ordering Israel to stop bombing, but the IDF continues to occupy southern Lebanon, and an explosive image of an IDF soldier desecrating a statue of Jesus Christ threatens to erode evangelical support for Israel. The guys also dig into the sprawling conflicts of interest and corruption plaguing Trump's foreign policy team: Jared Kushner's billion-dollar Gulf slush fund, Don Jr. and Eric Trump’s drone grift, and the Trump family’s foray into the crypto and fusion energy business. Finally, they talk about the historic election results in Hungary and Bulgaria, Trump’s slow-rolling regime change efforts in Cuba, and reports that FBI Director Kash Patel is such a sloppy drunk that he’s become a threat to national security. Then Tommy is joined by…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tommy, Ben

Guest: Nicholas Enrich

Topics covered

• US foreign policy
• Iran negotiations
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• Trump administration corruption
• Eastern European elections
• Cuba regime change
• national security

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• Lebanon
• corruption
• USAID
• elections
• national security
• foreign policy
• Israel
• Cuba

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USAID, FBI

Books & works: Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower’s Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID, All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches

Places: Iran, Lebanon, Hungary, Bulgaria, Strait of Hormuz

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