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[Podcast Episode] Trump’s Profits and Blood Money: How Saudi Arabia and Qatar Silence and Imprison Critics, Oppress Women, Fund Terrorism, Punish LGBTQ People, and Muzzle the Press · Uncensored Objection

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  SPEAKER_02: Okay, let's dive right in.
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  SPEAKER_02: No messing around today.
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  SPEAKER_02: We're looking at some pretty head-scratching political news from 2025.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's all about President Trump and his dealings,
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  SPEAKER_02: his relationships really with Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
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  Our main source here is a really interesting piece by Attorney
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  Mitch Jackson.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's on his substack, Uncensored Objection.
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  SPEAKER_02: And let me tell you,
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  it paints a picture of some seriously tangled interests might
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  make you really question,
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  SPEAKER_02: you know,
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  SPEAKER_02: where U.S.
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  SPEAKER_02: priorities actually are.
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  SPEAKER_02: You want the real story, the lowdown without the spin.
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  SPEAKER_02: That's what we're doing.
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  SPEAKER_00: Exactly.
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  And Mitch Jackson's analysis,
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  the core of it,
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  points to what looks like a pretty clear pattern.
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  SPEAKER_00: It seems the president is allegedly prioritizing his own financial gain.
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  SPEAKER_00: Through deals with Saudi Arabia, with Qatar.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this is happening,
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  SPEAKER_00: supposedly,
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  SPEAKER_00: while these countries still have,
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  SPEAKER_00: well,
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  SPEAKER_00: let's just say their human rights records aren't exactly sparkling.
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  SPEAKER_02: Sparkling.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
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  Putting it mildly,
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  the article highlights some really grim stuff in Saudi Arabia.
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  SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_02: We're talking about jailing dissidents.
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  SPEAKER_02: Anyone who speaks out, imagine that.
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  SPEAKER_02: And the situation for women.
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  SPEAKER_02: I mean,
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  SPEAKER_02: yes,
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  SPEAKER_02: some changes maybe,
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  SPEAKER_02: but this male guardianship thing,
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  SPEAKER_02: still a lot of control there.
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  SPEAKER_02: And let's be blunt, being LGBTQ plus can get you killed.
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  SPEAKER_02: A death sentence.
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  SPEAKER_02: Plus, silencing journalists.
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  SPEAKER_02: We all remember Jamal Khashoggi, right?
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  SPEAKER_02: And that absolutely stomach-churning detail about the bone saw.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's quite a list.
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  And Qatar,
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  it's interesting,
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  they try so hard to project this modern image,
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  right?
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  But like the article says,
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  the same kinds of issues are simmering underneath.
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  SPEAKER_00: Restrictions on women,
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  SPEAKER_00: that male guardianship angle again,
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  SPEAKER_00: same sex relationships,
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  SPEAKER_00: still criminalized.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the migrant workers,
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean,
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  SPEAKER_00: the conditions they face,
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  SPEAKER_00: the deaths building those World Cup stadiums,
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  SPEAKER_00: it was appalling.
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  SPEAKER_00: Quite a contract to the, you know, the shiny buildings and the PR.
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  SPEAKER_02: Absolutely.
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  SPEAKER_02: And speaking of Khashoggi.
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  SPEAKER_02: The article really goes into Trump's reaction or alleged reaction.
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  It sounds like it was all deflection downplaying Saudi Arabia's involvement,
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  SPEAKER_02: even when intelligence pointed fingers.
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  There's even that claim that reported boast about him saving
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  Mohammed bin Salman's ass.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's almost.
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  SPEAKER_02: Wow.
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  SPEAKER_02: The audacity.
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  SPEAKER_02: Maybe it certainly says a lot about where priorities might lie.
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  SPEAKER_00: That boast,
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  SPEAKER_00: yeah,
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  SPEAKER_00: if it's accurate,
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  SPEAKER_00: it really suggests kind of transactional view of foreign policy,
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  SPEAKER_00: like personal favors,
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  SPEAKER_00: loyalty,
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  SPEAKER_00: maybe linked to money.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the article also brings up Trump vetoing those bipartisan efforts,
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  SPEAKER_00: remember,
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  SPEAKER_00: to stop arms sales to the Saudis.
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  SPEAKER_00: His reason.
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  He basically said,
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  well,
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  they're buying our weapons,
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  they're investing here.
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  SPEAKER_00: So it frames it like the economic side just trumps everything else.
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  SPEAKER_00: Human rights, international norms, apparently not as important.
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  SPEAKER_02: Right.
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  SPEAKER_02: It's like murder, dismemberment.
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  SPEAKER_02: Hey, but look at these purchase orders.
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  SPEAKER_02: Unbelievable.
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  Then the article moves to Qatar and this this supposed 400
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  million dollar jet offer
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  SPEAKER_02: described oh so nicely as a gift.
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  SPEAKER_02: I mean, sure.
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  Who wouldn't want a casual 400 million dollar plane as a little
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  thank you present?
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  Except,
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  as the piece points out pretty sharply,
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  this isn't just some over the top party favor.
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  SPEAKER_00: No.
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  And what's really insightful is how the article ties this
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  straight to the U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: Constitution, the Emoluments Clause.
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  It explains that this clause exists precisely to stop foreign
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  powers from buying influence,
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  SPEAKER_00: giving gifts,
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  SPEAKER_00: money to sway American officials.
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  SPEAKER_00: The founders, they weren't naive.
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  SPEAKER_00: They knew this kind of thing could happen, could corrupt decisions.
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  SPEAKER_00: So the article basically says accepting a gift like that,
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  SPEAKER_00: that would be pretty clearly unconstitutional.
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  SPEAKER_02: Exactly.
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  SPEAKER_02: And it's not just talk about hypothetical jets.
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  SPEAKER_02: The piece lists actual Trump family business deals booming in 2025.
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  SPEAKER_02: We're talking a fancy golf resort in Qatar,
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  SPEAKER_02: partnering with Qatari Dyer,
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  SPEAKER_02: that's basically the state's property company.
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  SPEAKER_01: Wow.
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  Luxury real estate in Riyadh,
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  backed by Saudi money,
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  expanding into Jeddah,
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  into Oman.
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  SPEAKER_02: It really paints a picture, doesn't it?
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  A family business deeply,
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  deeply plugged into the money flow from these specific countries.
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  SPEAKER_00: And if you take a step back,
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  SPEAKER_00: like Mitch Jackson's article urges you to do,
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  SPEAKER_00: you see the bigger picture.
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  SPEAKER_00: These aren't just regular business deals, potentially.
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  SPEAKER_00: They raise huge red flags, conflicts of interest.
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  SPEAKER_00: The argument isn't just that they're making money.
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  It's that Saudi Arabia and Qatar might be doing these deals to
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  get influence,
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  SPEAKER_00: to gain favor with the president.
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  SPEAKER_00: It hints at a possible quid pro quo, you know, where U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: policy could actually be shaped by these financial links.
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  SPEAKER_02: And the plot just keeps thickening.
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  SPEAKER_02: Then there's Livy Golf,
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  SPEAKER_02: you know,
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  SPEAKER_02: massively bankrolled by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund,
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  SPEAKER_02: basically the kingdom giant wallet.
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  And where are they holding tournaments at Trump properties,
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  shoveling millions his way?
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  SPEAKER_02: It's almost it's almost cartoonish, isn't it?
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  Pay the man,
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  get your golf tournaments,
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  maybe get some friendly policies thrown in.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well,
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  SPEAKER_00: the Alavi Gulf connection is definitely a key piece here,
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  especially when you think about how countries try to sort of
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  sports wash their image.
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  The article kind of implies this could be Saudi Arabia trying
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  to look better
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  SPEAKER_00: internationally by associating with a big American name,
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  SPEAKER_00: but with the added benefit,
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  SPEAKER_00: of course,
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  SPEAKER_00: of that money flowing directly to him.
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  SPEAKER_02: And just when you think it can't get more tangled,
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  SPEAKER_02: Enter the Trump family cryptocurrency venture.
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  SPEAKER_02: This world liberty stablecoin.
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  SPEAKER_02: Oh, the sarcasm in the article here is chef's kiss.
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  SPEAKER_02: Point out the irony.
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  SPEAKER_02: You're launching a liberty coin.
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  SPEAKER_02: by partnering with regimes not exactly famous for liberty.
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  SPEAKER_02: Then you've got this state-owned investment firm in Abu Dhabi,
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  SPEAKER_02: part of the UAE ruling family,
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  SPEAKER_02: set up planning to use this coin in some massive,
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  SPEAKER_02: like,
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  SPEAKER_02: $2 billion deal.
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  It feels like all these Gulf states are just lining up to pump
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  money into the
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  SPEAKER_02: family's latest thing.
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  Yeah,
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  this crypto development,
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  it does raise some serious questions about potential leverage.
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  If these foreign state linked entities are weaving their
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  finances into something so
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  SPEAKER_00: closely tied to the president's family,
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  SPEAKER_00: well,
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  SPEAKER_00: potential to influence U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: policy just gets stronger, doesn't it?
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  SPEAKER_00: More direct, perhaps.
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  SPEAKER_02: Exactly.
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  SPEAKER_02: So, OK, what's the bottom line here?
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  SPEAKER_02: For American interests,
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  SPEAKER_02: American values,
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  the article argues pretty forcefully that having a president
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  potentially indebted
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  SPEAKER_02: or at least financially entangled with foreign authoritarians.
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  SPEAKER_02: Well, it could seriously warp U.S.
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  SPEAKER_02: foreign policy, could put our national security at risk.
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  SPEAKER_02: Even it brings up Yemen again,
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  SPEAKER_02: Khashoggi again,
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  SPEAKER_02: as examples where maybe horrific things were overlooked.
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  And another really critical point is the erosion of America's
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  moral standing,
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  SPEAKER_00: our global leadership.
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  SPEAKER_00: The suggestion is when the U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: president seems to be embracing these autocratic leaders,
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  SPEAKER_00: maybe downplaying their abuses,
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  SPEAKER_00: it makes it harder for the U.S.
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  SPEAKER_00: to credibly champion democracy and freedom elsewhere.
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  SPEAKER_00: It could embolden other dictators, frankly, make the world less stable.
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  SPEAKER_02: And think about it on a human level, too.
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  SPEAKER_02: The article mentions this.
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  What about the dissidents,
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  the activists in Saudi Arabia and Qatar,
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  people looking to the U.S.
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  SPEAKER_02: as maybe a beacon of hope?
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  SPEAKER_02: And then they see the U.S.
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  SPEAKER_02: leader getting cozy with the very people oppressing them.
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  SPEAKER_02: That's got to be just crushing, a feeling of betrayal almost.
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  SPEAKER_00: And there's a deeper concern, too, about American democracy itself.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Arzal touches on this.
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  SPEAKER_00: The president sometimes seems to admire that authoritarian style.
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  SPEAKER_00: And the worry is,
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  SPEAKER_00: could that attitude,
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  SPEAKER_00: that admiration,
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  SPEAKER_00: start to bleed into how things are run here domestically?
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  So the article,
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  Mitch Jackson's piece,
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  it ends with a pretty strong call to action.
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  Basically says Americans need to pay attention to this stuff,
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  really pay attention and speak up.
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  It stresses how important oversight is from Congress,
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  the courts,
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  law enforcement.
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  SPEAKER_02: And ultimately,
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  SPEAKER_02: it comes down to voting,
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  SPEAKER_02: choosing leaders who you believe will actually uphold American values,
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  SPEAKER_02: not be swayed by foreign money.
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  SPEAKER_02: The final thought is quite powerful,
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  saying these entanglements are like an insidious attack on
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  American principles and
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  SPEAKER_02: we need to defend against it.
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  SPEAKER_00: In essence, yeah.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ms.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jackson's Substack piece lays out a very compelling case.
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  SPEAKER_00: Potential conflicts of interest,
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  serious ethical questions swirling around the president's
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  financial ties to Saudi
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  SPEAKER_00: Arabia and Qatar.
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  And it argues these relationships could have really negative
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  consequences for our
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  SPEAKER_00: foreign policy,
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  SPEAKER_00: for human rights advocacy,
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  SPEAKER_00: maybe even for the health of our own democracy here at home.
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  SPEAKER_01: So as you sit with all this,
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  SPEAKER_01: the sheer scale of these alleged connections,
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  SPEAKER_01: what they could mean,
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  SPEAKER_01: it really does jump out at you,
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  SPEAKER_01: doesn't it?
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  We really encourage you to dig into it yourself,
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  think about it,
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  form your own conclusions.
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  SPEAKER_01: And definitely,
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  SPEAKER_01: if you want the full deep dive from the source,
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  SPEAKER_01: check out Miss Jackson's Uncensored Objection Substack.
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  SPEAKER_01: You can subscribe there,
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  SPEAKER_01: leave comments,
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  SPEAKER_01: keep this really important conversation going.