3639 - Saudis Turn on Trump; DCCC Meddles in California w/ Mohammad Ali Shabani, Randy Villegas

About this episode

The episode discusses the smear campaign against Zack Polanski, the ongoing war in Iran, and the California primary with guests Mohammad Ali Shabani and Randy Villegas.

It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: It's election day in the United Kingdom, and the British media is using the stabbing of two Jewish men by a mentally ill man from Somalia — who also stabbed a Muslim man, though that detail rarely seems to get mentioned — as part of a coordinated smear campaign against Green Party leader Zack Polanski . Zack Polanski joins disgraced Epstein associate Lord Mandelson 's best friend, Trevor Phillips , on Sky News. Phillips tries to claim that Polanski — who is Jewish — is essentially an antisemite in a baby-brained segment. The fallout from the smear campaign against Polanski appears to be having a real impact on his polling, with his unfavourability ratings jumping eight points since the controversy began. Mohammad Ali Shabani , Journalist and Editor of Amwaj.Media , a platform focusing on Iran, Iraq and the GCC countries, joins Emma for an update on the ongoing war in Iran. Randy Villegas , candidate for in California's 22nd district joins the program to discuss his campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee organizing against him in the primary. In the Fun Half Brandon Sutton and Matt…

People in this episode

Host: Sam Seder

Guests: Mohammad Ali Shabani, Randy Villegas

Topics covered

• election day
• smear campaign
• polling impact
• Iran war
• California primary
• billionaire commentary

Keywords

• Zack Polanski
• smear campaign
• Iran
• California primary
• Mohammad Ali Shabani
• Randy Villegas
• billionaires
• election day
• polling

Mentioned in this episode

Places: California, United Kingdom, Iran, Iraq, GCC

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