S15 EP158: Hour 3 - The China Problem
Summary
Eric Erickson debunks claims that rust on the USS Abraham Lincoln signals Trump-era mismanagement, while caller Tom details severe Navy maintenance failures and pilot attrition under Secretary Hegseth. The episode covers Marco Rubio’s sanctions on Cuban regime assets and their correlation with decreased ICE protests. Erickson also discusses Tom Homan’s record-breaking deportation arrests, the national security risks of birth tourism, and critiques Democratic politicians for dismissing these concerns as racist.
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Sponsors: Midi, OrderlyMeds, and Eric Erickson intro
USS Abraham Lincoln rust photos and HMS Hermes comparison
Tom Hegseth on Navy leadership void and broken ships
Hegseth's military family and parenting advice
General George ousted and US drone production lag
Caller Douglas on saltwater corrosion and Quo ad
Mocking land acknowledgments and American Financing ad
OrderlyMeds sponsor read
VP briefing, Cuba sanctions, and ICE arrest records
Cuban asset freeze linked to drop in ICE protests
Birth tourism national security concerns and Pressley clip
Critique of Pressley and Chinese/Russian birth tourism
James Talisco controversy and Texas voter concerns
Stalker story and Incogni privacy service ad
HappyGLP sponsor read
Democrats walking back woke positions and Woke 2.0
Edenpure, National University, and Pine-Sol ads
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