The last two weeks in America: attacking enemies, corruption, and Rubio’s chilling speech

5 minute updates on the latest Trump actions by Prof Christina Pagel · Oct 19, 2026 · 7m · transcript

This week I concentrate on two main things - attacking perceived enemies from Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to Fed governor Lisa Cook - and corruption, before ending on Marco Rubio’s speech in Greece.

Every action, with sources, is on the Trump Action Tracker and subtitles are available. The full script is below.

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Intro

There is a lot packed into the last 2 weeks, and I’m going to concentrate on two themes in particular covering topics that haven’t made…