
Badlands Media Special Coverage: 7/8/26 - Trump Talks NATO, Iran, and Tariffs from Turkey
Fresh off a NATO summit in Turkey, Trump holds court with the press pool and, true to form, covers roughly nine topics in the time it takes most people to answer one question. Expect a victory lap on defense spending hitting the 5% benchmark, some pointed words for Iran's leadership and their now very much sunken navy, a Toyota plant relocating to Texas thanks to tariffs, and a spirited defense of why he's not flying home on the new Air Force One just yet. There's also a detour into TikTok rankings, a warning about communism creeping into American politics, and a reporter roundtable covering…
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