Terrorist Threat in the United States Increasing Because of Ongoing War in Gaza

Tommy and Ben discuss the “Peace Summit” held in Switzerland for the war in Ukraine and the glaring problem of Russia’s absence, Putin’s first visit to North Korea in 24 years and why this growing alliance is a troubling development, and the news that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will stand trial next week in Russia on espionage charges. They also talk about Netanyahu disbanding his war cabinet, analysts warning of increasing terror threats to the United States because of the war in Gaza, devastating polling for Emmanuel Macron ahead of a snap election in France, protests in Argentina in response to reforms pushed through by Javier Milei, and the Pope doing influencer outreach by inviting comedians to the Vatican. Then, Ben speaks with Rep. Ilhan Omar about her letter to President Biden asking for a humanitarian parole program for Sudanese refugees. Finally, don’t miss Ben and Tommy discussing how they got into careers in politics – something Tommy, Jon Favreau and John Lovett suggest others do in their new book, Democracy or Else. Pre-order Democracy or Else, out June 25th: crooked.com/books

CHAPTERS
0:00 Democracy or Else
9:15 Switzerland Peace Summit for Ukraine
19:10 Putin Visits North Korea
22:25 Evan Gershkovich to Stand Trial in Russia
27:55 War in Gaza Updates
33:15 Is Gaza Increasing Chances of Terror Attack in the U.S.?
37:40 France Snap Election
45:40 Protests in Argentina
51:18 Is The Pope Funny?
56:12 Rep. Ilhan Omar on Refugee Crisis in Sudan, Gaza, and more

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