196. How America Talks Itself Into Endless Wars
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541. Trump’s World Cup Mess and Kushner’s Albania Deal
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11 June 2026
As the Trump administration blocks a referee from entering the US, is this the most political world cup of all time, and just how messy will it get? Can the Democrats flip the Senate, and would it actually stop Trump? Is Jared Kushner turning the Balkans into his personal property portfolio?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more in this week's edition of Question Time.
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Do Alastair and Rory think the current crisis over Trump’s ignorant and bullying attitude to the World Cup will be giving the IOC members ‘fever dreams’ about the 2028 Olympics?
With a lot more countries involved they must be worried about him blocking entry to the ones he calls “shitholes” and the ones he has “never heard of”. Is it also possible we might be heading to another Olympics which will be boycotted by countries who do not want to be associated with the current American regime?