JD's Embarrassing Book Tour Gets Scandalous? Trump Can't Keep His Hands Off Strong Man?

19 Jun 2026 · 19 min · 6 chapters

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In short

The episode argues that J.D. Vance and Donald Trump are lying and are dangerous, while also claiming Israel is emboldened by weak U.S. accountability. Topic: Trump’s proposed “televised IQ test” and Vance’s rhetoric; Vance canceling a Switzerland trip tied to “technical talks”; Israel’s continued strikes in Lebanon; and Vance criticizing Israel’s Netanyahu.

Guests

none mentioned; the host speaks without guest interviews.

Key claims

Trump and Vance have “no limits” on power; Israel and Netanyahu are portrayed as genocidal and unaccountable; Iran is framed as “out-negotiating” everyone (e.g., Strait of Hormuz).

Notable examples

Vance’s IQ-test mockery; Vance canceling Switzerland; Vance saying Israel “can’t just kill your way out”; Trump tying a medal on a veteran (claimed motor-skill decline).

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Critique of JD Vance's Statements

0:45 to 2:43

Analyzing JD Vance's remarks about Trump and their implications.

“his wife and kids of color, JD Vance, the vice president.”

Israel's Actions and US Relations

2:43 to 4:34

Discussing Israel's military actions and their impact on US foreign policy.

“Vance has canceled his trip to Switzerland.”

Shift in Republican Rhetoric Toward Israel

4:34 to 7:25

Exploring how the Republican Party's stance on Israel is evolving.

“Well, and you also look at sitting members of Congress that are so pro-Israeli government, they want to consolidate the US Department of Defense with the Israelis.”

Internal Dynamics of the MAGA Regime

7:25 to 12:19

Examining the motivations and internal politics within the MAGA movement.

“Vance saying Donald Trump has a super high IQ, And on the other hand, spitting some facts about Israel.”

Power and Consequences: Trump and Netanyahu

15:07 to 18:10

Explore the implications of unchecked power held by leaders like Trump and Netanyahu.

“So BB is kind of like, there's no limits to my power.”

Trump's Medal Ceremony Mishap

18:11 to 18:33

Discuss the amusing yet concerning moments from Trump's recent Medal of Honor ceremony.

“usually it's like mid breastbone he had that bitch up all the way he couldn't like pin it like oh my God, what are we doing?”
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0:04Angie Sullivan:Happy Juneteenth to all that celebrate despite MAGA, which is an incredibly racist movement trying to erase Black history, demeaning Black leaders in this country, firing Black military officials to all of our Black listeners. I want you to know that we are your allies. We see the United States of America as wholly better because of black people, because of black culture, and this country must atone and move forward and embrace all of the cultures in it. But this specific racist fascist regime has been propping up a white nationalist, in my opinion, that believes in absolutely nothing, can't even defend his wife and kids of color, JD Vance, the vice president.

0:55Angie Sullivan:And they want us to believe something, anything that comes out of his mouth. But then he goes onto podcasts and press conferences and says shit like this. Play the clip. Interesting that so many people like, you know, if you give Donald Trump an IQ test with the other 45, 46 presidents that the United States has had, I guarantee he'd be either near the top or at the top. Do it. Yeah, do it. Let's do it. Let's do a televised cognitive exam and let's do a televised IQ exam. Let's line up Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Kankles McTaco tits. Let's line them all up. Let's do it live on TV.

1:41Angie Sullivan:F it. We're at this stage and everything right now. Why not? Why not do it? Because we all know that is an absolute lie. And it's so unserious. And it's so ridiculous. And he is the vice president of the United States of America that gets on TV and lies. This is a man who said that Trump was America's Hitler. This guy believes in nothing. And he's a complete prostitute from top to bottom. My question is, why would he even feel it necessary to say this? Well, that's because everybody knows that Trump is one foot in the grave with dementia. And before that, I think he speaks and reads at like a fifth or sixth grade level.

2:23So the fact, like I cannot fathom Joe Biden having to reassure everyone that Barack Obama had a high IQ and so on and so on. But here we have to do it because Trump objectively, based on everything we see every day, is a dipshit. All right.

2:42Angie Sullivan:And then J.D. Vance has canceled his trip to Switzerland. And why this is significant is because there are talks beyond the MOU. And the MOU is the memorandum of understanding, the basic, the thing that Trump signed at Versailles, which the irony and that we won't get into. But he cancels the trip to Switzerland. Pop this up. Vance cancels his trip to Switzerland. A spokesman says, as the vice president said at his press conference, the plans for the upcoming technical talks have not been finalized and the U.S. delegation has been prepared to depart at the first available opportunity. But the logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable.

3:26Angie Sullivan:As of now, the vice president is not departing tonight, blah, blah. Why? Why is he not going? Well, pop this up. Israel strikes kill at least 18 amid intense fighting in southern Lebanon. Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon continue despite a U.S.-Iran deal that would mean ceasing military operations. So Israel is not going to abide by any of this at all. The problem is that Israel has, they're going to keep going and going and going and going, and they will dick over the United States because being an ally isn't important to them. Their Israeli expansion project is the most important thing to them.

4:17Angie Sullivan:And now they have a weak, easily manipulated president of the United States, a decaying democracy with zero accountability. Congress isn't checking the president. The Supreme Court isn't checking the president. So all of these superpowers around the world know this is our time. We can do whatever we want to do here. Well, and you also look at sitting members of Congress that are so pro-Israeli government, they want to consolidate the US Department of Defense with the Israelis. So that tells me Israel is very confident they can get whatever the fuck they want out of America, no matter what they do.

5:01A, starting with Donald Trump, because he's the one that opened the door to all this. He was the one dumb enough to do it. And they have enough support in Congress to do whatever they want without even thinking they'll have repercussions.

5:15Angie Sullivan:And here, something really interesting is happening. So as they sign the peace deal, you have people within the MAGA regime really going after Israel in a way that American leadership never has. The Biden administration wasn't critical like this of Israel. The Obama administration wasn't critical like this of Israel. But J.D. Vance is out there saying stuff like this. Play the clip. Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time. And he happens to be the head of state of the world superpower. power. If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world.

6:08Okay.

6:09Angie Sullivan:So this is pretty fascinating to me because this type of language, and I have to give credit where credit is due, is appropriate right here. It is appropriate to call out Israel. It is appropriate to be like, how dare you? We're trying to, and listen, I don't like the Trumps. This peace deal sucks, all of that, they've been over. But we do need the peace deal. We need it. It's a shitty deal because Trump's a shitty negotiator, but we cannot continue fighting war in Iran. And Israel needs to be called out for that. And here they are calling it out. So my question is, are they looking at the polling, both in the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, and seeing the public does not support Israel?

6:50Angie Sullivan:So we publicly can take this position and we publicly can move forward like this because we have midterms coming up. And you're starting to see the Trump regime, the first year of it, the first up until honestly, a month or two ago, they governed as though they were never going to face accountability. And these last couple of months, you see ice receding, you see Trump trying to get a peace deal, and now they're criticizing the Israeli government. Biden never did such a thing, ever. Obama never did such a thing. It's unheard of. That's the thing that's so infuriating for the people that have had epiphanies about all of this, is how Israel is able to do things in the world and on the geopolitical stage that if any other country did, they would be held accountable for it.

7:39Angie Sullivan:They would be called out. And here we have, on the one hand, J.D. Vance saying Donald Trump has a super high IQ, And on the other hand, spitting some facts about Israel. And it's true. Nobody else gives them the time of day. Everybody else sees Israel as a homicidal, genocidal, maniacal death cult that it is. In my mind, this is some kind of a threat to Netanyahu and the Israeli government. Like, we have our eye on you. We're not giving in anymore. Do I think they'll heed it? Probably not. But I just thought it was kind of a shot across the bow a little bit, like sit down and shut the fuck up.

8:22Angie Sullivan:Yeah. And here's the thing. I'll just be honest with the viewer. I'm not super, I'm not a political, a foreign policy wonk. It's not my area of expertise. But as a layman, like all of you listening and viewing, I think about, I always just go back to Kushner and Whitcuff. Yeah. And Kushner's close relationship with Benjamin Netanyahu. What calculation is done behind the scene here? Behind the scenes, is Kushner like furious about all of this or is he pushing for this? Because I don't think for a second Kushner and Whitcoff, who talk about developing Gaza into some Mediterranean vacation resort, are okay with this.

9:07Angie Sullivan:So I don't know what's going on within the nucleus of the MAGA regime. And I want to have a foreign policy expert come on and help me kind of follow along with this because I'm not getting it. I mean, it's a complete capitulation to Iran. They're in far better position than they ever have been ever because of Donald Trump. Israel wants Iran to be in the worst place imaginable. America partnered with Israel to make that a reality. And now it's just, I don't trust any of them. I don't trust Vance, Trump, Kushner, Netanyahu, the Iranians, any of them. But here's the thing. I'm sure I'm gonna get a lot of slack for this.

9:48Angie Sullivan:out of all of the people involved in this, I think the Iranians are probably the most clear eyed in what objectives they want. And they seem to have out negotiated everybody by bringing in a psychiatrist on how you manipulate Donald Trump. And they're the winners. I mean, they won the war. When they closed down the Strait of Hormuz, it was won right then and there. And they never did that before. And that's why all of the Pentagon briefings on this were do not attack Iran, they'll close the strait. And they never did that before throughout all of the sanctions and all of the negotiations. So Iran has really outplayed everybody here.

10:29Angie Sullivan:And here is another statement from J.D. Vance to Netanyahu that I found interesting. Play the clip. Yeah, you've seen people in their system, Ben Gavir and Smotrich, who've attacked the deal. And I guess my response to them would be, what is your exact proposal? And you're a country of 9 million people. You can't just kill your way out of solving every single national security problem that you have. Okay. Great question, J.D. Vance. Why weren't you saying this prior to the invasion of Iran? Why weren't you saying this screaming at the top of your lungs? And if Donald Trump was still going full force with it, you have the power to do the 25th Amendment.

11:18Angie Sullivan:If you saw that he was potentially wanting to do war crimes with a double tap on the school and all of these things. This Monday morning quarterbacking, after you already started the Iran war, something in this whole thing stinks to high heaven. I do not have enough knowledge. I don't know if this is a calculus for the midterms. They know what the polling is. And it's just these people are such nihilist and believe in absolutely nothing. They're like, yeah, let's go to war because we have to spend the story away from Epstein. So they did that. And it's like, oh, shit, we're about to run out of oil.

11:52Angie Sullivan:We're going to get hammered in the midterms. The economy is going to be in a complete free fall. The stock market's hanging on, but it will crash eventually. And then they're like, okay, F Israel, F Netanyahu. who it's probably the latter. It's probably just that, just sheer self-preservation from this fascist regime. Well, and to your point about what's going on behind the scenes, I found it interesting that J.D. Vance was going to Switzerland and not Kushner and Wyckoff. I mean, that was a question too. I think that Kushner and Wyckoff would have been there. They have to announce in the press, like, this is the head of state, like it's Marco Rubio.

12:30Angie Sullivan:Oh, okay. Because I was looking for their name. Or it's J.D. Vance. And then after it happens, then there's always like a third or fourth paragraph, at least from my experience of reading about all of this. And Kushner and Whitcoff said, blah, blah, blah. But Pumps, you bring up a good point in not knowing that. If the corporate news were doing their job, a lot of these headlines would say, you know, like unvetted Jared Kushner that couldn't pass a security clearance and Trump 1.0 is negotiating all of these. And he has no official title. He's not been confirmed by anyone. And so the fact that you were wondering where they were shows what a horrible job the corporate media does because the corporate media is aligned with the exact same interests that what Coffin Kushner are and the Supreme Court, which isn't Trump's interest.

13:23Angie Sullivan:It's oligarch interest. That's what they're all aligned for. So it's actually like, it's really telling, but of course they were going to be there. Trump always sends babysitters. He always makes sure he has a couple of people there that represent him and his bank account. Do we think he trusts JD Vance? No. All right, listener, I absolutely love podcasting and seeing you all every single day. but something I've had to become accustomed to is wearing makeup on camera all the time so I don't look terrible for you all and I hate that caked on look and that's why I'm so happy to share my discovery of Jones Road Beauty it really helped me simplify my routine and I am obsessed with so many of their products one in particular is called Miracle Bomb I realized some days I might still want just a little more coverage if I stayed up at night reading the news and I don't want to go back to a full complicated makeup routine.

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15:01Angie Sullivan:Please support our show and tell them that our show sent you. Okay. And then this is interesting. So BB is kind of like, there's no limits to my power. America, you can sign whatever you want. I'm still going to kill people in Lebanon. Or as J.D. Vance really rather eloquently put it, kill your way out of every problem you have, which is exactly what Israel does. Trump says shit like this. Play the clip. Have you learned about not just the exercise of power, but the limits on your power as a result of the conflict? There are no limits. No limits. No. I haven't learned that lesson yet. I know there are, but there are no limits.

15:40We defeated them totally militarily? Okay.

15:45Angie Sullivan:So Netanyahu thinks there's no limits to his power. Donald Trump's no limits to his power. Congress, Republican, Supreme Court, nobody is checking his power. Netanyahu has nukes. Trump has nukes. And I am not trying to be an alarmist here, but these are very unstable people. Netanyahu has a default setting of murder, homicide, and genocide. He is a sociopath to his core, surrounded by other sociopaths who has a blood thirst and a blood lust for killing Arabs. Donald Trump is just all about self-preservation. I'm the biggest swinging dick in the room at all times, you know? And they both have these nukes and we're all just sitting here along for the ride.

16:30Angie Sullivan:And then thinking that Trump has these nukes, Nobody checks him. After what we saw, the way he behaved at the G7, the incredible cognitive decline. It's just unbelievable. He rolls back in from France and this is what we have going on at the White House. This is just nuts. Play the clip.

16:51Angie Sullivan:So here he is. He's trying to pin. This goes on for one minute, you guys. He's trying to pin one of these Medal of Honors on a veteran. He can't do it. So he starts tying it in a knot. And look at him, he double knots it. This guy's literally getting choked. It goes from like a necklace to a choker. This guy's getting choked. And now I want you to watch how Donald Trump loves on this guy afterwards, this special forces Ranger. He's still tying the knot for those of you that are listening. Okay, here we go. There he is. Oh, God, I thought I was going to kiss him. Yeah. Did you see that? I mean, it's just, and he turned this thing into like this choker, this poor guy, because he couldn't clasp it.

17:32Angie Sullivan:Will this be on the news? No. Will they talk about, you know, that his motor skills are completely in decline? No. Will they talk about the fact that, God, Donald Trump seems horny for men all the time? No. They won't cover any of it. They'll come out, you know, Donald Trump had a medal ceremony and everything was just great. And the Ron deal is going great. And it's just, anyway perhaps final thoughts my final thought is when i first was watching that video i thought oh my gosh he's going to steal the metal for himself because that's what he tends to do when you said it became a choker all my thoughts went away because it did it was choking him usually it's like mid breastbone he had that bitch up all the way he couldn't like pin it like oh my God, what are we doing?

18:23But to be fair, his hands are so swollen. They're little sausages. So I'm sure they're hard to operate.

18:32Angie Sullivan:Yeah. All right. That's all we have. Like, subscribe, comment. Happy Juneteenth to all of our Black listeners and allies of the Black community. We'll be back later with more news.

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