Trump Just Got a Rude Awakening….
Summary
The episode details ongoing Iranian attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that official reports of safe oil transit are false and that surging shipping insurance costs are driving up fuel prices. It covers a Houthi missile strike on a Saudi refinery, the removal of U.S. bombers and aircraft carriers from the region, and a pneumonic plague outbreak in Siberia. The hosts also analyze Trump’s historic unpopularity in Kansas and a new Gallup poll showing a significant Democratic lead in party identification.
Topics discussed
Iranian strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz
Disinformation on oil flows and collapsing consumer confidence
Aramco CEO warns of dangerously low global oil inventories
Houthi missile attack on Saudi Aramco refinery in Jeddah
Surge in VLCC tanker rates and risk premiums
Critique of JD Vance's defense of Trump's political ads
Analysis of government advertising and Rick Scott's comments
Rick Scott clip on gas prices vs nuclear threats
Sponsored segment: Stopbox Pro firearm storage
Harry Enten on Trump's historic unpopularity in Kansas
Gallup poll data on shifting party identification
Benny Ray Harmony appointed White House press secretary
Marco Rubio on pneumonic plague case in Russia
US military asset withdrawals and Rubio's response
Statement from advisor to Ayatollah Mojtaba Khomeini
US carrier positioning and Turkish vessel sinking in Black Sea
Tally of Iranian tanker strikes in the past week
Promotion for the book 'WTF America'
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