Episode Details

-- On the Show

-- Donald Trump orders a U.S. military operation that captures Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in Venezuela and brings them to New York despite lacking clear legal authority

-- Reporting says Donald Trump escalates to military action after Nicolás Maduro dances on Venezuelan state television and aides treat it as personal mockery

-- Donald Trump bets the Maduro seizure will unlock Venezuela's oil, but allies, businesses, and markets resist a plan with no clear political transition

-- Donald Trump gives rambling, conflicting answers about Venezuela, oil, and military escalation that raise questions about his decision making

-- Donald Trump admits he did not brief Congress yet says he spoke with oil companies and calls the Maduro seizure a kidnapping

-- The Wall Street Journal reports Donald Trump shows visible signs of decline, disputes doctors, and mislabels a CT scan as an MRI while aides manage optics

-- The Wall Street Journal says Donald Trump takes more aspirin than doctors recommend and blames bruising on superstition instead of updated medical guidance

-- Marco Rubio tells Kristen Welker the United States is running Venezuela but cannot explain elections, governance, or the legal rationale in real time

-- Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham indicate Cuba is a likely next target after Venezuela, signaling escalation rather than containment

-- On the Bonus Show: Oil markets steady after Trump's Venezuela strike shocks the world, speculation grows that Donald Trump Jr. is being groomed for a 2028 run amid tension with J.D. Vance, and Minnesota politics take a twist as Governor Tim Walz looks ready to exit and Amy Klobuchar eyes a comeback.

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(00:00) Start (01:30) Trump kidnaps Maduro in midnight raid (08:31) Dancing "mockery" triggers raid (12:59) Trump's Venezuelan oil plan meets resistance (21:52) Confused answers, risky threats after strike (28:41) Trump admits to skipping over Congress (36:52) Trump's cognitive decline, scan confusion (44:17) Trump is stuffing himself with aspirin (49:37) Rubio claims U.S. runs Venezuela, no plan (56:33) Cuba floated as next target

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