Trump's Goon Squad Slush Fund

About this episode

Charlie Sykes interviews Nicholas Grossman about the corruption surrounding Trump and his family, along with discussions on international relations involving China, Iran, and Cuba.

Nicholas Grossman, editor of Arc Digital and professor of international relations at the University of Illinois, joins Charlie to discuss the new levels of corruption Trump and his family have descended into. They also discuss Trump's visit to China, his Iran conundrum, and whether Cuba is next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Charlie Sykes

Guest: Nicholas Grossman

Topics covered

• corruption
• Trump
• international relations
• China
• Iran
• Cuba

Keywords

• Trump
• corruption
• international relations
• China
• Iran
• Cuba
• Nicholas Grossman

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arc Digital

Places: China, Iran, Cuba

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