Background Briefing: June 23, 2019
The Alarming Amateurism of Trump's National Security Team We begin with warnings to Iran from John Bolton standing next to Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel not to mistake U.S. prudence and discretion for weakness and examine reports that U.S. Cyber Command...
Background Briefing: June 20, 2019
The Deadly Symbiosis of the Apocalyptic Beliefs of Iran's Leader and Our Secretary of State's Belief in the Rapture We begin with the escalation of tension in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman following the shoot-down of a $100 million American Global...
Background Briefing: June 19, 2019
Far-Right Cults on Display at Trump's 2020 Reelection Rally We begin with the campaign rally last night in Orlando, Florida at which President Trump launched his 2020 reelection campaign by largely replaying his best-of 2016 trashing Hillary Clinton hits which...
Background Briefing: June 18, 2019
Contrasting the Poor People's Presidential Forum to Trump's Cruel and Racist 2020 Election Launch We begin with yesterday’s contrast to tonight’s launch of Trump’s 2020 election campaign in Orlando, Florida just underway as we go to air, at which Trump is...
Background Briefing: June 17, 2019
The Growing Likelihood of a War with Iran We begin with the increasing likelihood that the U.S. and Iran will blunder into a war in the Gulf driven by a symbiosis between our hawks and their hawks and an American president who has no credibility both in terms...
Background Briefing: June 16, 2019
A Better Way to Stage the Democratic Presidential Campaign Debates We begin with the lineups for the Democratic presidential candidates’ debates scheduled on two nights on NBC with the “orange” group first on Wednesday, June 26 featuring Elizabeth Warren, Beto...
Background Briefing: June 13, 2019
Trump: The Wannabe Gangster We begin with yesterday’s even more extraordinary remarks by President Trump in his Oval Office interview with George Stephanopoulos than what he said on the day before when he sided with North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong-un over his...
Background Briefing: June 12, 2019
Trump Sides with North Korea's Murderous Dictator We begin with yesterday’s extraordinary remark by President Trump which is reminiscent of his Helsinki press conference when he displayed his fealty to Putin over his loyalty to the United States, and that is...
Background Briefing: June 11, 2019
Do Americans Expect Their Head of State to Have Some Dignity? We begin with Trump’s boast that now, after his phony threat of a tariff war made Mexico cry uncle, he would turn his attention to put the screws on China using his prowess as a dealmaker to win big....
Background Briefing: June 10, 2019
Hong Kong's Largest Demonstration Against China's Extradition Law We begin with the massive demonstrations that took place on Sunday in Hong Kong against a law the Chinese government is pressuring the increasingly compliant Hong Kong government to enact which...