Matt Jones

I keep hearing the president say the oil companies are ready to go in and they want to go and rebuild Venezuela.

Is that true?

Are we hearing that oil companies do want to do that or do we know?

You know, there used to be a time, Phil, even when you were when you probably started your career, where the American government was seen worldwide as like regardless who the president was, the American government was like a unified thing that acted.

How much do you think in countries like Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, when they're thinking about these things, or even the oil companies,

You know, now, if somebody besides Donald Trump is president in three years, a lot of these policies might completely change, especially if, as you said, with Colombia, a lot of it's just personally these two leaders don't like each other.

When they're making these calculations, do these countries in Latin America look at America as the American government, or is it like Donald Trump and then we have to wait and see what happens three years after that?

Does that make sense, what I'm asking?

We'll start to wrap up by me asking you this question.

I was listening to two what I call bro podcasters discussing this, and I like to sometimes listen to them less for their insight, which I find to be little, but to see how do people like that think about all this, because these were Trump-supporting people.

And I heard them ask a question that I do think a lot of, I've heard a lot of my conservative listeners wonder, which is, okay, I followed all this, was impressive that we pulled it off, had no casualties, but how does this affect me?

Kind of like the average American's life.

How does this affect?

You've dealt with these issues for a long time in the bigger picture.

If you're the average American listening, beyond just being curious about world affairs, do you think what is happening in Venezuela, what could happen in Cuba, Colombia, will gas prices go down?

Are there things that you actually think would have impact on the average everyday American's life based on these events?

Let me finish with this.

A lot of reports that the administration is going to meet with the folks in Greenland and Denmark about whatever happens with Greenland.

I understand, at least me, I feel like I understand why that matters to them, but it seems like it matters, like we have military bases there.

It feels like we get along with Greenland pretty well.