this week Reason Roundtableeditors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangward, Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch responded to a dramatic exchange at the White House last week over the war in Ukraine between President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and Ukrainian President Volodimia Zelensky.
04:08—Trump and Zelensky clash in an oval office
27:30—House Republicans agree to increase federal government’s budget deficit
40:32—Weekly Listener Questions
47:18 – Lightning Round: National Security Agency Sex Chat, Texas Measles, Epstein Files
55:29—Cultural recommendations for this week
It is mentioned in this podcast:
“Thank you,” Liz Wolf
“NATO could effectively die this June,” Matt Welch said.
“The Ukrainian mineral trade will not fix the problem of minerals in America,” Jeff Loose
Joe Lancaster, “The British Pledge to Support Ukraine after Trump Snabbed Zelensky”
“Ukraine fights with or without the West,” Paul Schwennesen
“Post-War”, Matt Welch
“The House GOP budget blueprint promises more borrowing, debt and adequate spending cuts,” Eric Boehm
“The new Republican budget plan is not safe,” Veronique de Rugy
“How GOP Financial Say Died, In Seven Simple Steps” Matt Welch
Ronald Bailey’s “vaccinated child dies of measles”
Ronald Bailey “For RFK’s promise of ‘radical transparency’ at HHS”
“The Sad Exploration of the Secret “Epstein Client List,” by Matthew Petty
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Audio production by Ian Keyser
Assistant production by Hunt Beatty
Music: “Angeline” by the Steve Brothers
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