12/11/25: Tanker seized by antiwar president as jobs problem grows

-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump orders a military-style seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker in international waters while offering no credible legal basis for the action

-- Jerome Powell warns that job losses are mounting and inflation is rising due to Donald Trump's tariffs and reduced economic data

-- A major measles outbreak worsens in South Carolina as anti-vaccine sentiment fueled by Donald Trump's administration drives down immunization rates

-- Donald Trump delivers confused remarks at a public event, invents achievements, and shows little understanding of the policies being discussed

-- Donald Trump promotes a million dollar "Gold Card" that he claims grants a direct path to citizenship while ICE targets lawful immigrants following the rules

-- Donald Trump visibly shows yellowing skin, bruises, swelling, and repeated bandaging as the White House refuses to explain his declining physical condition

-- Donald Trump turns the White House East Wing into an unusable construction pit after firing the lead architect and demanding an unrealistic ninety thousand square foot ballroom

-- Donald Trump strengthens his control over government institutions while losing popularity by making elections and public opinion less relevant

-- On the Bonus Show: A bidding war is underway over Warner Bros, the Senate will vote on two healthcare proposals, Trump wants tourists to disclose five years of social media activity, and much more…

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(00:00) Start (01:53) Trump seizes Venezuelan oil tanker (09:42) Powell warns on jobs and inflation
(19:07) Measles outbreak worsens in South Carolina
(25:26) Trump gives confused public remarks
(36:30) Promotes million-dollar "Gold Card"
(43:24) Trump's health visibly deteriorates
(50:09) East Wing construction chaos
(55:45) Consolidates control over government