About this episode

Eli Lake discusses recent political events related to Israel and notable figures in the news.

Contributing editor Eli Lake is back to discuss the newest round of bad news - JD Vance joining Joe Rogan for a conspiracy fueled podcast, 103 democrats joining Thomas Massie to vote to cut off aid to Israel, and Ro Khanna's DropSite interview trying to capitalize on his West Bank stunt. Plus, John ironically recommends Joe Biden's upcoming memoir Promise Me, America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Guest: Eli Lake

Topics covered

• Israel
• politics
• aid
• conspiracy theories
• memoirs

Keywords

• Israel
• JD Vance
• Joe Rogan
• aid
• Joe Biden
• Ro Khanna
• Thomas Massie

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Promise Me, America

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