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Ep. 2453 - They HATE America…And Here’s Their Plan To Conquer It
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NATO Tensions and Trump's Disappointment with European Allies
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With NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House, Trump delivers a pointed rebuke of European allies who offered words but not action during the US-led military operation against Iran. He singles out Italy, the UK, Germany, France, and Spain — calling Spain's attitude 'a horror show' — and says he just wants loyalty in return for the 50,000 US troops stationed in Germany and hundreds of millions of dollars spent on European bases. Rutte pushes back with the 4,000–5,000 flight figure, arguing the European contribution was substantial. Shapiro sides with Trump on the loyalty critique but argues the president's broader framing — that America should have just opened the Strait of Hormuz by force, or walked away and let China and Japan deal with Iran — was actually more strategically coherent than the MOU approach. He notes, with evident frustration, that walking away would have been stronger than signing a deal Iran is already violating.
The SAVE Act requires documentary proof of US citizenship to register for federal elections, photo ID for in-person voting, and in-person registration only. Shapiro supports most of it but argues the real electoral threat — ballot harvesting — isn't addressed, and blowing up the filibuster to pass it is a dangerous overreaction.
