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Trump Wants to Shake Down the World for Strait of Hormuz Protection (7/13/26)

July 13, 2026

"President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran and would be reimbursed 20% on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz after ​Tehran claimed it had closed the vital waterway."The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, ‌with or without Iran. We are reinstating THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE," Trump said on Truth Social.""Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Sunday in his first public statement since he was hospitalized nearly a month ago t...

Trump Shows NATO Just How Chaotic and Unpredictable He Can Be (7/9/26)

July 09, 2026

"An erratic and at times irascible Donald Trump has said he felt a “tremendous love” from western leaders at the Nato summit, only hours after lambasting them over their defence spending and not helping the US in attacking Iran." "President Donald Trump on Wednesday blundered his way through a briefing with reporters during a crunch summit of the NATO military alliance in Ankara, Turkey. While sitting alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president bragged about the U.S. mili...

Scott Jennings Raises Eyebrows After Claiming He Spoke With Mitch McConnell by Phone (7/8/26)

July 08, 2026

CNN's Scott Jennings claims to have recently spoke to Mitch McConnell on the phone while he's been in the hospital. Unfortunately, Republican cable news analysts aren't the most trustworthy people in the world so who knows how much of his claim is true...Michael Shure, John Rothmann, and Jared Yates Sexton will join us to discuss the top stories of the week.The Mark Thompson Show 7/8/26Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link:https://www...