More Trump Chaos: Live with John Aravosis

Thank you NJ McGuigan, Teri D, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.On tonight's show I'll be discussing Trump's latest budget maneuver, including how a controversial $1.8 billion fund may be gone while protections for Trump family business interests remain -- along with reports that Trump himself could personally benefit to the tune of $100 million.We'll also look at Trump's surprising choice to serve as Director of National Intelligence, despite a federal law requiring extensive national security expertise for the position. The nominee is simultaneously serving in multiple other high-level roles, raising questions about qualifications and conflicts. And Dr. Oz has a rather unusual explanation for why Trump keeps undergoing so many medical exams.I'll also cover the growing problems with Trump's much-publicized peace initiative, which appears to be billions of dollars short of what was promised, along with the administration's decision to dismantle a major deep-ocean scientific monitoring system used to track climate change, fisheries, ocean temperatures, and coastal flooding.We'll discuss new data showing that Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Washington, DC failed to reduce violent crime despite costing taxpayers roughly $1.5 million a day, yet the administration is reportedly expanding the deployment anyway.And overseas, I'll cover a massive new Russian assault on Ukraine involving hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, warnings of an even larger attack to come, and the strange story of several prominent MAGA influencers currently enjoying an all-expenses-paid trip to Russia.00:00 Pre-show tech issues and opening chat02:46 Sasha update and vet visit discussion06:13 Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund collapses but Trump keeps the benefits10:54 Trump's controversial DNI pick Bill Pulte18:34 Dr. Oz explains Trump's repeated medical exams20:00 Trump's "Board of Peace" runs into funding trouble22:10 Trump, foreign money, and Board of Peace questions22:19 Trump administration dismantles ocean monitoring system26:07 National Guard deployment fails to reduce DC violent crime28:11 Massive Russian attack on Ukraine28:24 MAGA influencers accept Russia's all-expenses-paid trip30:00 Russia, propaganda, and conservative influencers35:00 Sasha health update and audience Q&A40:00 Brownie disaster and cooking discussion45:00 Viewer questions and open discussion50:00 Brownie recipe troubleshooting and food talk55:00 Politics and audience discussion60:00 Domestic terrorism and political extremism discussion65:00 Audience Q&A and current events discussion70:00 Final questions, ChatGPT discussion, and wrap-up72:20 Closing remarks This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit aravosis.substack.com/subscribe