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Badlands Daily: 6/15/26 - Iran Deal Finalized, Trump's Birthday UFC, Tren de Aragua Leader Killed

Badlands Daily: 6/15/26 - Iran Deal Finalized, Trump's Birthday UFC, Tren de Aragua Leader Killed

Episode 5685 Published 6 days, 5 hours ago
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CannCon and Zak Paine open the week still buzzing from one of the most stacked weekends in recent memory. Trump's 80th birthday coincided with America's 250th UFC event on the White House lawn, complete with a bald eagle flyover, dirt bikes, and a walkout moment that had even a protester stopping to admire the flyover. Pitcher John Hocket stole the night with an unscripted Michelle Obama joke that sent the left into a frenzy, while two Christian San Francisco Giants pitchers made their own statement on Pride Night with a Genesis verse on their cap. Sports dominated the weekend: Team USA beat Paraguay 2 to 0 in the World Cup with a Trump phone call to the coach and captain, the Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup, and the New York Knicks won their first NBA championship since 1973, with predictable chaos following in the streets of New York. Trump announced the US Southern Command killed Tren de Aragua leader Nino Guerrero. The biggest story of all: on his birthday, Trump announced the Iran deal is complete, the Strait of Hormuz is fully open, the naval blockade is lifted, and a signing ceremony is set for Friday. Obama criticized the deal, and Trump fired back point by point on Truth Social.

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