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A US official can call Iran “messianic” and “apocalyptic” all day, but what happens when the same end-times mindset shows up in Washington wearing a suit and a flag pin? We start by dissecting the Trump administration’s Iran war narrative alongside jaw-dropping clips of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth using explicitly religious language to bless “overwhelming violence” and reject mercy. We talk plainly about religious extremism, Christian nationalism, and why weaponizing faith inside the world’s largest military isn’t just offensive, it’s destabilizing.

From there, the conversation pivots into breaking news: a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton with the President, Vice President, and top officials in the room. We walk through the video, what’s been reported about the weapon, how the suspect was taken into custody, and the big unanswered question that won’t go away: how did someone allegedly bring weapons into the same venue hosting the nation’s leadership? We weigh claims of “security success” against witness accounts that suggest major perimeter and screening gaps.

Then we connect the Iran war to the real economy. Think gas prices, diesel, food inflation, fertilizer costs, jet fuel shock, airline fare hikes, flight cuts, and why supply-side inflation can grind on long after the headlines move. We also sit down with Jacob Wasserman from TMZ DC to talk about why TMZ is planting a flag on Capitol Hill, how social media shapes political coverage, and what it looks like to chase stories in the middle ground between legacy press and TikTok.

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