542. Starmer Loses His Defence Secretary: What Next?
11 June 2026
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3 February 2025
How did Barack Obama become President? What was Hillary Clinton's huge mistake in 2016? How corrupt really is American politics today?
Pod Save America host and former Barack Obama speechwriter, Tommy Veitor, joins Rory and Alastair to answer all these questions and more.
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For the appropriate response to Trump’s threats I offer the Wikipedia Article on General McAuliffe at that time commanding the US 101st Airborne, which was surrounded by superior German forces during the Battle of the Bulge. The reply to the German ultimatum to surrender was as follows:
To the German Commander.
NUTS!
The American Commander.