S15 EP175: Hour 1 - Trump Winning the Middle East
Summary
Erick Erickson opens the show by discussing a hijacking of a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv flight, where passengers subdued a co-pilot who had stabbed the captain, highlighting the new security cooperation between Israel and Arab nations. He credits President Trump with fostering these diplomatic ties and notes a major $20 billion Navy contract awarded to Boeing for the next-generation fighter jet. Erickson then analyzes the midterm election landscape, predicting Republicans will keep the Senate despite losing the House, while questioning if the White House will pull funding from Ken Paxton’s strugglin…
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Midi menopause care
Sponsor: OnDeck business loans
Show intro and daily format
Fly Dubai cockpit stabbing incident
Netanyahu visit to Abu Dhabi
Travel tips: Morocco and Tunisia
Personal anecdotes and Israel travel plans
Historical Middle East travel restrictions
Abraham Accords and US diplomatic role
Analysis of hijacking aftermath and diplomacy
Sponsor: OnDeck business loans
Boeing 6th gen fighter and F-35 critique
Delta Air Lines and Starlink strategy
Sponsor: Incogni data privacy
Atlanta event and Braves game recap
Midterm election predictions: House and Senate
Ken Paxton scandal and Texas race
GOP strategy and internal conflicts
Critique of Paxton campaign and ethics
Florida race and state-by-state outlook
Sponsor: Van Allen Golf
Georgia politics: Jackson vs. Bottoms
Sponsor: Rinnai water heaters
Sponsor: OnDeck business loans
Sponsor: Guiding Stars and Myrtle Beach
Listen ad-free on Castria