Xi flexes vs Trump on Taiwan. The no-BS briefing on Iran, Ukraine & China with Preston Stewart.
A sucking chest wound in Iran. Xi Jinping flexing on Taiwan while Trump punches himself out in the Middle East. The largest drone-and-missile barrage on Ukraine since the war began — barely a chyron on cable. West Point grad and combat veteran Preston Stewart joins Paul Rieckhoff for an intelligence-grade briefing on what corporate media is missing and why the angry middle should be paying attention right now.
Who can we believe on national security? That's the question driving this conversation. Paul sits down with Preston Stewart — West…
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