Con Man Air: Trump’s Middle East Cash Grab
May 14, 2025
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Episode 467 · May 14, 2025
Con Man Air: Trump’s Middle East Cash Grab
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<p>Tommy and Ben discuss how President Trump’s first official foreign trip is a blatant extraction of money from the Middle East, his announcement that the US will lift sanctions on Syria, the widening cracks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump and Israel’s increasing isolation, and the different stories the US and Iran are telling about the latest nuclear talks. They also talk about why Trump caved to China on tariffs, India and Pakistan’s ceasefire and the Trump administration’s belated intervention in the conflict, and the latest talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey. Additionally, they talk about the first American Pope and why the Trump administration’s classification of white South Africans as refugees is white supremacy as policy. Finally, Tommy speaks with Senator Chris Murphy about the historic corruption on display during Trump’s Middle East trip and what Democrats can do to fight back.</p><p> </p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/TZqLNcwsnAM">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p> </p>
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