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Trump Wakes Up to Nightmare With Xi

Sep 24, 2026 · 21m

Summary

The episode covers the fallout from Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, highlighting Trump’s controversial greeting and a federal judge’s ruling that restored media access to the White House. Hosts discuss allegations of cognitive decline, the Pentagon’s cover-up of military deaths in the Iran conflict, and the White House ballroom’s safety violations. The segment also addresses China’s refusal to return diverted F-35 parts and its defiance of US sanctions, alongside a critique of the administration’s handling of oil prices and a promotion for the hosts’ new book.

Topics discussed

Carvana sponsorship and 7-day return policy Judge grants CNN, Politico, MSNOW White House access Trump's reaction to Xi's arrival and flyover noise Trump's appearance and media clips of the meeting JD Vance identified as source for Politico story Pentagon cover-ups of Iran war combat deaths Navy sailor suicides and under-resourced ships China retains diverted F-35 stealth parts Ballroom architect resigns over safety code violations China defies US sanctions on Iranian airlines Iranian president displays book of US attacks at UN Critique of Trump regime's fascist-style ad on Fox Sebastian Gorka comments on gas prices vs nuclear threat Treasury Secretary downplays Iran tanker attacks RNC chair ad asking for one more chance Record high US Treasury yields and closing remarks
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