Podcast Summary

TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast – Episode #694

Title: Why Trump Is Fighting the City of London
Date: December 13, 2025
Host: Marty Bent
Guest: Tom Luongo

Episode Overview

This gripping episode explores the geopolitical, financial, and ideological battles shaping the world, with a focus on the ongoing confrontation between Donald Trump and entrenched global power centers—particularly the City of London, international intelligence services, and US-centric libertarian factions. Tom Luongo brings his signature intensity to dissect the narrative wars, monetary policy, the shifting Overton window in the US, and why he believes Bitcoin remains a vital weapon in the modern struggle for sovereignty and against globalist overreach.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Dollar System, Central Banks, and Bitcoin’s Place

• Tom Luongo starts by framing the current financial system as one where central bankers are “tripping over themselves to devalue their currency,” positioning Bitcoin as inevitable winner in fiat currency collapse.

  • “In a world where central bankers are tripping over themselves to devalue their currency, Bitcoin wins.” [00:15, Tom Luongo]

• Both discuss how financial chaos and inflation make alternative assets like Bitcoin and gold attractive, while legacy banking interests (especially in London) seek to preserve their dominance.

2. Libertarian Fallout and Venezuela Drug Boat Controversy

• Marty shares how he received backlash for supporting US intervention against drug traffickers off Venezuela’s coast, with critics calling it extrajudicial and anti-libertarian.

• Tom argues that the outrage stems from a misunderstanding of international law, piracy, and a tendency for libertarians to ignore complex realities. He is especially critical of figures like Rand Paul and Ron Paul, expressing suspicion over anti-interventionist moralizing:

  • "People that are non state actors in international waters have no rights under en class. If they're told to stop and they don't, then you can do whatever you want to them." [00:53, Tom Luongo]
  • "Every goddamn bit of it is making me believe that the whole thing was a big goddamn British shy out from the beginning." [01:57, Tom Luongo]

• Tom claims recent anti-Trump libertarian talking points are “a classic divide and rule play that the British do,” sowing domestic discord to weaken American independence.

  • "What you're seeing is this is a classic divide and rule play that the British do. They start these psyops, create this anxiety and get everybody fighting amongst themselves." [24:57, Tom Luongo]

3. Trump’s Multi-Front “War” & Taking on the City of London

• Tom asserts that Trump is methodically breaking up international power linkages—targeting the financial system (the “City of London” as umbrella term), globalist NGOs, and intelligence service corruption.

• Claims recent US moves in Venezuela aren’t just about oil, but about disrupting intelligence money flows (including drugs and child trafficking).

  • "Trump started an international war to end all the physical wars...All the roads lead to London." [06:55, Tom Luongo]
  • "He has set the military up against our intelligence services." [07:36, Tom Luongo]

• Banking and gold markets are scrutinized as examples of international (especially British and Canadian) financial control dating back generations.

  • Detailed breakdown on how gold exploration financing was used as a means of control, tying Canadian banks to gold manipulation and drug money laundering. [09:36–14:28]

4. The "Seditious Six", Information Warfare & Decoding Signals

• The “Seditious Six” video (US governors signaling defiance of ICE) is interpreted not as a motivator for domestic unrest, but a coded signal to global allies that operational infrastructure is intact.

  • "That was a signal to their international partners that they're operationally ready to go." [09:36, Tom Luongo]

• Tom predicts increasingly brazen opposition tactics leading up to and during 2026, expecting scenarios akin to color revolutions (state resistance, unrest, sovereignty challenges).

5. The National Security Strategy Document: Two Interpretations

• Both hosts discuss the release of the US National Security Strategy, highlighting how it forthrightly claims a new American focus on the Western Hemisphere, and a turn away from nation-building.

• Tom reads it as both “one of the greatest things I’ve ever read, as an American” and —from another perspective—potential “arrogance” of asserting hemispheric dominion.

  • “This is one of the greatest things I've ever read in my life as an American.” [18:02, Tom Luongo]

• Debate between “generous” and “ungenerous” readings of US policy: whether America is reclaiming sovereignty or simply rebranding imperial ambitions.

6. Media Manipulation, Echo Chambers, and Controlled Divisions

• Tom laments the fracturing of the alternative media and commentariat, noting that even former allies are falling for British-style psyops, pitting factions against each other.
• Critiques fellow commentators by name (Judge Napolitano, Doug McGregor, Robert Barnes), and emphasizes the need to break out of echo chambers.
  • “This is a classic divide and rule play… when we should be fighting the enemy, which is them.” [24:57, Tom Luongo]
• Marty and Tom both recount being labeled everything from "Zionist shill" to "Russian asset," mocking online conspiracies and identitarian attacks.

7. Shifting Overton Window: Immigration, Demographic Change, and Racial Discourse

• The discussion takes a hard turn toward U.S. immigration, the impact of Somali communities in Minnesota, and how the mainstream tolerance for calling out these policies has changed.

  • “You were brought here by Obama to destroy Minnesota. Like, you know how much Obama hates America…” [47:30, Tom Luongo]

• Both note how public desensitization to accusations of racism signals how drastically the Overton window has shifted.

  • “2015, you're a racist. Whoa, what? What are you talking about? And then 2025, you're a racist. You know, I was like, okay, well.” [49:46, Tom Luongo]

8. Financial Manipulation, Capital Flows & Mortgage Markets

• A detailed, conspiratorial reading of the 2008 financial crash:
  • Tom claims it was engineered to nationalize the US mortgage market (Fannie/Freddie), with events like AIG's bailout as part of the plan. [36:23–40:06]
  • Critiques Dodd-Frank and outlines how small business, capital formation, and health care were kneecapped for consolidation of control.
  • Links financial manipulation with the strategy of stifling the American middle class before a communist revolution: “before communist revolution, the kulaks must be liquidated.” [40:40, Tom Luongo]

9. Trump’s Grading & Strategic Progress

• Tom awards Trump’s administration an “A”, deducting only for not fully delegitimizing the media (“he should just do fireside chats”).
• Praises the willingness to learn and course-correct, citing Trump’s actions against London influence as a moment of personal revelation.
  • “The minute he did that, I about fell out of my chair, and I'm like, oh my God, does Trump actually understand what the problem is?” [44:13, Tom Luongo]
• Acknowledges the necessity of “needle threading”—progress is often slow, but pursuing perfection over practical wins is futile.

10. The 2026 Outlook: Civil War, Intelligence Services, and Electoral Stakes

• Tom predicts escalating “civil war,” primarily as a battle between national intelligence services and the US military, with attempts to fracture US unity via engineered crises.
  • “The civil war right now is the intelligence services have declared civil war.” [81:58, Tom Luongo]
• Anticipates color revolution tactics, state-level insurrection, and bond market attacks as potential plays by entrenched elites if Trump continues “winning.”
• Sees the real target as Obama, not congressional or media bit players.

11. Bitcoin, Payment Systems, and Global Financial Warfare

• Tom observes clear evidence that entrenched powers (particularly in Europe and London) are hostile to Bitcoin—and doubles down on his bullish attitude as a result.
  • “The enemy hates fucking bitcoin. Why do you think I'm still a bitcoin guy?” [63:38, Tom Luongo]
• Notes possible moves by US Treasury to sidestep SWIFT and global settlement systems, perhaps even using Ripple/XRP.
  • “What I think is happening is that the Treasury Department is now... creating a secondary... mechanism to replace SWIFT, to replace a global payment system and settlement system for US Treasuries...” [64:12, Tom Luongo]

12. Moral Clarity, Realpolitik, and the Future

• Tom takes an unapologetic stance on hard-edged security policies (“I’m no longer in the ‘I don’t Kick Puppies club’”), claiming such moves are necessary for future generations.
  • “It's for my daughter. It's for your children... Even if you hate every fucking word that came out of my mouth so far tonight. Great. Still going to fight for your kids. That's what Trump is doing.” [84:25, Tom Luongo]
• Urges listeners to step up and make their own communities better, not just pontificate online.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Bitcoin’s inevitability:
  “In a world where central bankers are tripping over themselves to devalue their currency, Bitcoin wins.”
  —Tom Luongo [00:15]

• On international power structures:
  “We're at war with everybody… I'll define everybody as the West. So Europe, City of London, the old… big organized crime syndicate that's existed for… 2000 years.”
  —Tom Luongo [03:19]

• On British divide-and-rule tactics:
  “This is a classic divide and rule play that the British do. They start these psyops, create this anxiety and get everybody fighting amongst themselves.”
  —Tom Luongo [24:57]

• On shifting nationalist sentiment:
  “2015, you're a racist. Whoa, what? What are you talking about? And then 2025, you're a racist. You know, I was like, okay, well.”
  —Tom Luongo [49:46]

• On morality and realpolitik:
  “I’m no longer in the ‘I don’t Kick Puppies club.’ …I'm not, yes. I'm no longer in the I don't… club. I don't wear that T shirt anymore. It's for my daughter. It's for your children...”
  —Tom Luongo [84:25]

• On Bitcoin and global opposition:
  “The enemy hates fucking bitcoin. Why do you think I'm still a bitcoin guy?”
  —Tom Luongo [63:38]

Important Timestamps

• [00:07] Tom opens on fiat currency devaluation, Bitcoin’s superiority
• [00:53] Tom dismantles libertarian critiques on Venezuelan anti-trafficking ops
• [06:55] Tom details Trump’s multi-front approach against global power centers
• [09:36] Tom analyzes banking, gold markets, and international laundering
• [18:02] Review of the National Security Strategy—two ways of reading American assertiveness
• [24:57] Tom on British psyops and the division of American opposition
• [44:13] Tom explains the critical moment Trump switched strategies vs. the City of London
• [63:38] Tom explains why Bitcoin’s most powerful enemies are globalist institutions—proof of its role
• [81:58] “The civil war right now is the intelligence services have declared civil war.”

Conclusion

This episode is a passionate, sometimes abrasive but always lucid exploration of the civil, economic, and ideological wars shaping Western civilization. Tom Luongo delivers aggressive realpolitik analysis on Trump’s campaign against international power structures, the enduring role of Bitcoin as a sovereignty asset, and the fault lines inside American libertarianism and conservatism. The discussion traverses details of financial warfare, media manipulation, changing social norms, and the ongoing high-stakes chessboard of 2026 US politics.

Whether or not the listener agrees with the worldview, the discussion is thick with insight, candor, and memorable moments—serving as a vital snapshot of the current political-ideological zeitgeist.