Trump Finds his 51st State in Gaza - Direct Edition 02/05/2025

Trump interrupted what was otherwise a nice, quiet news day on Monday with a bombshell proclamation - the United States will be taking control of the Gaza Strip in a "long term ownership position". With the endorsement of Israel's Netanyahu, he painted an image of a Gaza strip revitalized as the Riviera of the Middle East and under American ownership. What does this mean for Trump, America, MAGA, and the promise of no more "forever wars"? Maybe a lot. Or maybe he's just posturing again. We talk about it. Then we're jumping to the Department of Education, which is rumored to be shutting its doors soon, breaking down how Trump's planning to close the long standing conservative target and contrasting that to how Elon brought his axe down on USAID over the weekend. We close with Tulsi and RFK Jr. making it out of their Senate committee hearings with endorsements, putting a bow on what has been an absolute clobbering from the Democrats over the last month. Are they ever going to get their heads in the game? When Joe Biden makes you look slow, something's terribly wrong. Ed even finds time to work in a bad story about old men and fences. It's a big one, folks.