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Happy Monday Morning. It's going to be a busy week and we already have some big news this morning. In the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer has resigned after a tumultuous two year term. Pretty stunning given the fact that Starmer was elected in a landslide in the United Kingdom two years ago and just two years later he is now stepping down from his role as Prime Minister. At the same time, five more arrests have been made at the Reflecting Pool. The National Guard this morning continued continues to patrol around the Reflecting Pool. Five other people received citations. Some around the White House even called for my arrest for touching the water to show where the algae is. The President is calling for 10 year sentences for quote, vandals suggesting that chemicals were poured in the Reflecting Pool. We're learning more about the attempt to take over of Greenland. One of the reasons behind the Trump administration's efforts to take over Greenland stemmed from their goal of bringing back all you can eat shrimp after at Red Lobster. And negotiations over the Iran deal have progressed in Switzerland after a tumultuous day yesterday. Lots to cover like comment share and as always, if you can subscribe to my substack link below to support my work. Thank you to all of those who sent me Father's Day messages who subscribed who are building this. Our first full time employee is starting today and this week is going to be a busy week, right? We have Supreme Court opinions dropping Tomorrow and on Thursday, which could very well be the birthright, citizenship decision, mail and ballot decisions and so much more. I'll be covering it all for you this morning. The President of the United States is not happy over the Reflecting Pool issues that have plagued his past two to three days. He is now calling for up to 10 year prison sentences for the destruction or attempted destruction of the Reflecting Pool, saying of the many statues and fountains that we rebuilt, renovated, cleaned and fixed, the only one that was vandalized was the Reflecting Pool, which is being taken care of ASAP. It has been given a 300 foot long gash, chemicals have been illegally placed in the water and the beautiful new grass field has been destroyed with a gigantic 8647 chemically carved into it, probably inspired by Dirty Cop James Comey. Please remember there is a 10 year prison sentence for the destruction or even the attempted destruction of such things, which will be fully enforced. Now, a couple things here. First, I'm not really sure what his 300 foot long gash he's referring to, but it is clear that the America flag blue paint that he spent $14 million on is peeling off. There's also no evidence that chemicals have been placed in the water outside of the hydrogen peroxide that was placed by national park employees in an effort to kill the algae in the 8647. Well, there's also no evidence that it was chemically carved into anything or just that the sprinklers were broken or whatever, we don't know. But ultimately he is not happy with the fact that the Reflecting Pool is not working up to par. And it comes as National Guard troops continue to patrol the reflecting pool. Five arrests were made over the past 24 hours of individuals who were attempting to touch the Reflecting Pool Reflecting Pool. Five more were issued citations. And it comes as a baby duck even died at the Reflecting Pool. Yesterday. I was able to, I was one of the first to report on it. So we'll see how this progresses. But ultimately, the President is not too happy with the state of the National Mall ahead of fourth of July, which is in just two weeks. And he wants there to be major celebrations, massive fireworks. He's going to have a speech on 4th of July in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. And he wants it to actually reflect. This morning, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation. He will leave in September. Here's one part of his speech that I think everyone should watch.
Keir Starmer
And when I leave the biggest job in the country, I shall spend more time on the most important job, being the best husband I can. To my fantastic wife, Vic, who has been a rock by my side through good times and bad and being the best dad I can. To my beautiful children who are my pride and my joy. Thank you very much.
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There were a lot of reports that one of the primary driving factors behind the resignation was the fact that Keir Starman wanted to spend more time with his kids. But it's also a really stunning kind of moment for the United Kingdom. Since 2015, there have now been seven. There'll be seven prime ministers in just 11 years. And each of them have lasted a short amount of time, from David Cameron to Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer. And they've been both from labor, which is the left leaning party, and from the Conservative Party, which is the right leaning party. Johnson, May, Truss and Sunak were from the Conservative Party, Cameron and Starmer, Labour Party. And while the new prime minister will likely be a man by the name of Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Manchester who was recently elected to be parliament over the past couple weeks, and while he is taking over a party that is facing tumult, given the fact that there is a rise right now in the Reform Party led by Nigel Farage, could very well change British politics as we know it. And we're going back to the United States here for a minute because we're learning more about the effort to take over Greenland. According to the New Yorker, Trump appointed a man by the name of Tom Danz to be the chairman of the United States Arctic Research Commission. And he told the New Yorker that one of the primary driving factors behind taking over Greenland was to quote, my view is that the United States could take all the seafood Greenland can produce and cut out the middleman and keep it from China. You could bring back all you can eat shrimp at Red Lobster. That's a direct quote from a senior Trump official. And when we talk about foreign politics, foreign policy, right now, obviously the big thing is Iran. And yesterday was a bit of a difficult day in Geneva, Switzerland. Now we're getting some type of breakthrough. Although Vice President J.D. vance is warning the Iranians that if you want to talk about President Trump in a way that is not the right way or whatever may be derogatory, you may get pushback. Take a listen.
J.D. Vance
What we told the Iranians yesterday is when you guys engage in what us millennials might call trash talk, you can't expect the president of the United States not to respond and not to correct the record. So when they say things that aren't true, the president is going to respond to it. I'm going to respond to it. Americans are going to respond to it. When they make threats that aren't rooted in reality, they have to accept that the president of the United States is actually going to set the record straight. That's all that happened. So yes, there was a little bit of threatening, there was a little bit of whining. But at the end of the day, the talks continued and we made great
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progress on the nuclear inspectors. When do you A little bit of threatening, a little bit of whining. But we've made great progress on the little bit of threats and a little bit of whining. By the way that he's talking about is Trump threatening to occupy all of Iran, trying to occupy all of Iran and threatening to kill the Iranian negotiators before they ever made it back to their country. So we're gonna have to see what happens next. As always, like comment share and if you can subscribe to my substack link below to support my work, we're going to have more updates coming soon. It's going to be obviously a busy week, filled with probably lots of news, and I'll be there every step of the way. I think. Hopefully we'll see more out of Congress this week. We may see more on the Iran talks. We're definitely going to get some big Supreme Court news and who knows what the reflecting pool issue will take us. So I have more updates for you soon.
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Host: Aaron Parnas
Date: June 22, 2026
In this episode, Aaron Parnas navigates a whirlwind of major political and legal developments both domestically and abroad. The central story is the escalating situation at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, marked by mass arrests, National Guard intervention, and highly politicized rhetoric from the President. Additional coverage includes the stunning resignation of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, bizarre revelations about the Trump administration's push to buy Greenland, and a tense update on U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations—delivered in part through a candid VP J.D. Vance soundbite. Aaron provides sharp, real-time analysis, blending legal scrutiny with political context, setting up a week packed with potential landmark Supreme Court decisions.
"And when I leave the biggest job in the country, I shall spend more time on the most important job, being the best husband I can. To my fantastic wife, Vic, who has been a rock by my side through good times and bad and being the best dad I can. To my beautiful children who are my pride and my joy."
— Keir Starmer (04:54)
“My view is that the United States could take all the seafood Greenland can produce and cut out the middleman and keep it from China. You could bring back all you can eat shrimp at Red Lobster.” (06:36)
"What we told the Iranians yesterday is when you guys engage in what us millennials might call trash talk, you can't expect the president of the United States not to respond and not to correct the record. So when they say things that aren't true, the president is going to respond to it. I'm going to respond to it. Americans are going to respond to it. …So yes, there was a little bit of threatening, there was a little bit of whining. But at the end of the day, the talks continued and we made great progress on the nuclear inspectors."
— J.D. Vance (07:39)
| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|-----------------------------------------------------| | 01:01 | Start of main news coverage | | 01:17 | Reflecting Pool arrests & presidential statements | | 02:40 | Disputing pool vandalism claims | | 03:45 | Death of a baby duck at the Reflecting Pool | | 04:54 | Keir Starmer resignation speech (clip) | | 05:39 | U.K. Prime Minister churn & expected changes | | 06:28 | Greenland policy, Red Lobster shrimp revelation | | 07:39 | VP J.D. Vance’s “trash talk” quote on Iran talks | | 08:12 | Trump’s threats contextualized by Aaron | | 08:35 | Preview of week’s political/legal news |
Aaron Parnas delivers a rapid-fire, insightful digest of dramatic developments at the intersection of law, media, and politics. From mass arrests at one of America’s most iconic landmarks and the President’s maximalist law-and-order rhetoric, to high-stakes UK politics and surreal policy justifications involving shrimp, the episode is both urgent and informed—anchored by Aaron’s characteristic clarity and wit. The coming week, with consequential Supreme Court decisions on deck, promises even more tumult, and Aaron pledges exhaustive, on-the-ground coverage for his listeners and readers.