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Anthony Scaramucci

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The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

Okay, ready?

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

So, we are sitting here, Iran attacked Israel, Israel attacked Iran, that's this morning's news, and then Iran announces that they're done attacking Israel, right?

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

Saw that.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

Okay, so now I am going to posit to you that there's a 50 to 55% chance that we have a limp along deal where we get to a perpetually fragile non-war.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

It's sort of like a MOU, frozen transactional relationship where they go for 60 days without fighting.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

I'm going to now say to you three things.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

You tell me if you agree with any of them because I was working on this this morning.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

Iran, everybody that I talked to on Wall Street, all the analysts in the Middle East that I'm close to, they are economically battered.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

They definitely need to sell oil.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

Okay, so they cannot afford a real war at this point if they're just gonna be honest with everybody.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

Trump also needs oil to be under $100, okay?

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

He's gotta get this inflation down before the midterms and they're feeling the pinch.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

So for those two reasons, I do think

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

We are in a quagmire, but we're in sort of a stalemate, which could reduce prices.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

But here's the spoiler, Cady, and here's the question.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

Israel is a spoiler.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

It's the one party that's been restrained here rather than empowered, and they've got a political tug of war going on inside the country about what they should do and how they should deviate from the United States.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

And so, what would you recommend to President Trump to get Israel on side?

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

So if I wanna manipulate Trump, because what we know now is that he's calling journalists and he's free forming and effectively laundering the strategies of the American government.

The Rest Is Politics: US
194. Trump Vs Netanyahu: Who’s Calling The Shots?

And so if I wanna manipulate Trump, how do I do that?