Tuesday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 5/26/26 (Feat. Zohran Mamdani)
episodePreviously titled “Tuesday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 5/26/26” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026
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What recent developments have occurred regarding Donald Trump?
Donald Trump is trapped. This is Ben on Breaking News. I'm Ben Mycelis and this is your Breaking News. Donald Trump trapped in hell. All of his fraud, all of his tricks, all of his lies have led to his demise. Record low approvals right now for Donald Trump heading into the midterms. Congress is on recess. Donald Trump spent this weekend losing all control. His behavior on Memorial Day was nothing short of deplorable, but that's what we expect from this deplorable human being. Let's talk about what's happened in the past 24 hours or so. Donald Trump tried to launch strikes against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz as there was news that we were very close to reaching a real peace agreement with Iran. Pakistan, who has been mediating this, announced that there was major progress made, that the United States agreed to a series of
terms, which I believe is the best deal at this point that the Trump regime needs to take.
How is Donald Trump perceived in relation to the upcoming midterms?
Sure, it's far weaker than Obama's JCPOA, but we should never have been in this unlawful and catastrophic war in the first place. And so we learned that Donald Trump was going to give Iran like $26 billion, the first half of which was going to be paid immediately. Iran would open up the Strait of Hormuz. The issue over nuclear material would be deferred to a later time. and that there could finally be some progress that was made. Then we learned Benjamin Netanyahu picked up the phone, called Donald Trump. The warmonger neocons called up Donald Trump. They all started posting and they said, you can't do this. This is a betrayal. We need to invade Iran. What are you doing? Do it, invade. And then Donald Trump's like, well, I haven't done a deal yet.
I haven't done a deal. Don't know what anybody's talking about. Dude, you spoke with Arab nations on the phone with Pakistan. They were all there. Everybody heard what you said about the contours of a deal. And all of the Arab nations were like, dude, just enter into this deal.
What are the implications of Trump's behavior on Memorial Day?
You're pathetic. The United States security umbrella you promised is pathetic. All these quid pro quos are pathetic. You're a loser. This is all we've got at this point. Just enter into the damn deal. Take the L, you loser, and get the hell out of here. We need a new security arrangement, by the way, which is why Pakistan's President Sharif was in China with Xi Jinping, where he got a hero's welcome there, because what they're discussing right now is a new security architecture in the Middle East and the world without the United States. Why do you think Foreign Minister Aragchi visited China before Trump's trip, and then Putin visited right after, and then Pakistan visited right after that?
What actions did Donald Trump consider regarding Iran?
What do you think they're discussing? holistically new security architecture, America out, China in. That's the narrative of what's really going on behind the scenes right here. And so Donald Trump's like, uh-oh, what do I do? What do I do? What do I do? Okay, I'm gonna send some MQ-9 Reapers. I'm gonna send some F-35s and we'll just see what happens. And according to Iran, they were able to hit the MQ-9 Reaper and down it. The F-35 Iran demonstrated. We detect your F-35s right now. For those who are just listening on audio, I'm showing you the Iranian video of their radar systems showing that they are locked. on an F-35. And if they wanted to, they're showing that we could destroy your F-35 on any given notice right now.
And then they released the video showing, and we destroyed your MQ-9 Reaper. Iran obviously knows if they hit the F-35 and that results in the death of an American pilot or pilots, that would probably result in the war re-engaging and open hostility. So Iran didn't want to do that. But folks, Do you realize what a big effing deal it is that Iran is taunting the United States and taunting Trump? These F-35s are supposed to be undetectable. Just think about it. right now, if you're Canada, where you're doing your F-35 review and you're wondering, should I get that Swedish Gripen or do I get the F-35? Well, the United States is promising the F-35 while far more expensive, you can't detect it.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What recent developments have occurred regarding Donald Trump?
0:00–1:17
2
How is Donald Trump perceived in relation to the upcoming midterms?
1:17–2:21
3
What are the implications of Trump's behavior on Memorial Day?
2:21–3:07
4
What actions did Donald Trump consider regarding Iran?
3:07–12:03
5
How did Trump's decisions impact U.S. relations with other nations?
12:03–16:46
6
What are the consequences of the U.S. military actions in the Strait of Hormuz?
16:46–25:53
7
What health issues has Trump faced recently?
25:53–29:15
8
What is the current state of Trump's political strategy?
29:15–1:06:11
Speakers
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