Trump's Arctic of the Deal and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
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Trump's Arctic of the Deal and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week

The Greenland deal is coming together and it's everything Trump needed: sovereign bases, rare earth minerals, and a frozen-out China. JD Vance delivers in Minneapolis, Trump stays coy on Iran, and Gavin Newsom accidentally fact-checks Scott Jennings. Plus: James Lileks and the 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week.

Watch this episode here.
  • (00:00) - Part I
  • (00:55) - VP Vance in Toledo & Minneapolis
  • (06:24) - Greenland deal breakdown & Trump's Arctic win
  • (12:58) - Trump on Iran: military option still on the table
  • (16:30) - Gavin Newsom's Davos meltdown & Scott Jennings vindication
  • (22:17) - Part II (The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week)

Creators and Guests

Duane Patterson
Host
Duane Patterson
Producer of @hughhewitt, Aftershow podcast in the Hughniverse, columnist at Hot Air. Shot in cold blood by @CJBoxAuthor
James Lileks
Guest
James Lileks
Writer, ex- columnist for @StarTribune because hey, the ash-heap waits for all, mid-century pop-culture enthusiast, hater of "quirky" last lines in online bios