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Episode #1049: It's Weirder
First Broadcast: 3/30/26
Are you wondering when this stupid war with Iran will be over? Perhaps we'd all like to know how President Trump thinks this war will end, especially since he insists that Iran sent him a "present" of some kind, and ... well, maybe it'll make more sense if I let him explain it:

This is regime change, right? They're going to make a deal. They did something yesterday that was amazing, actually. They gave us a present. And the present arrived today. It was a very big present, worth a tremendous amount of money. And I'm not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant prize, And they gave it to us, and they said they were going to give it. So that meant one thing to me. We're dealing with the right people. ... It was oil and gas related. And it was a very nice thing they did. But what it showed me is that we're dealing with the right people. Because, you know, you don't know, because the leadership was killed. All gone. But we're dealing with a group of people that I think turned out. And the present — the gift they made to us was very significant. And they said they were going to do it, and it happened. And they're the only ones that could have done it.

Maybe I'm wrong about it making more sense. The repetitive nature of these remarks reminded me of a sketch on Conan O'Brien's late night show back in the day, and it also raised a lot more questions than it answered, such as:

And, while we're at it: Who is the former President who allegedly told Trump that he wished he had done what Trump is doing now with Iran, since all four living ex-Presidents have denied that they've spoken to Trump about this? Is this more evidence that Trump is losing his mind while the world watches? Can't we get any good news, like the union at the Brooklyn and Manhattan Alamo Drafthouse theaters successfully negotiating to keep pens, order cards, and call buttons available for audience memebers to use for ordering concessions instead of using QR codes on their phones (in theory, at least)? There is power in organizing at all levels, believe it or not!


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