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Every Stop Good morning everyone and happy Friday morning. Lots to cover this morning, a lot of you had questions about the Supreme Court. The next day for Supreme Court rulings, including possible birthright citizenship, will be on Monday. So no Supreme Court rulings coming today. But there is still a lot of news to cover nonetheless. This morning, the president is being accused of having an unhealthy relationship with an aide 50 years younger than him, one who has left notes gushing about how much she supports him in, quote, private spaces. At the same time, the death toll in Venezuela is rising fast following two devastating earthquakes, one magnitude 7.2, another 7.5. We're now up to over 500 people confirmed dead and nearly 3,000 confirmed injured. That number is only set to continue rising. We have news regarding Bill Pulte, the Director of national intelligence, news regarding J.D. vance and much more. Like comment, share and if you can subscribe to my substack as always, link below to support my work. To all those who have joined our paid subscriber live last night, thank you so much. It was a great time. We're going to do our next one Monday evening, so stay tuned for the time and always if you have questions or anything, please just DM me or email me directly or just comment them below and I'll do my best to answer as much as possible. According to new reporting this morning, President Trump is being accused of having a, quote, unhealthy relationship with a senior aide. Natalie Harp, one of President Donald Trump's closest aides, has kept a low public profile while controlling much of the flow of information the president gets and leaving him private notes in personal spaces. According to a new book from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. One of those letters that Natalie Harp left during is said, quote, you are all that matters to me. The note reportedly left Susie Wiles confounded in Regime Change, which debuted this week. Haberman and Swan chronicle Trump's return to the White House from the political wilderness and they say that Trump said, quote, all of you will go off and make money, but she'll referring to Natalie Harp, never leave me. Once Trump won the 2024 election and returned to Washington triumphant, Harpe accompanied him and remained an ever present figure in the Oval Office, which described her as the most devoted of all of his loyal aides. Harp was generally on a chair off to the side, her laptop open, headcock listening but never contributing unless Trump ordered her to. She fulfilled in a flash any request whether a Trump 2028 merch needed a quick Google search or producing the latest story from the right wing websites like Breitbart and Gateway Pundit. It comes this morning as we're getting more information out of the Venezuela According to Delsey Rodriguez, the acting president of Venezuela, the death toll is soaring. It is now at least 589 people confirmed dead, nearly 3,000 injured in these dual quakes, president Delsey Rodriguez said in an update in state media today. According to the EFE news agency, at least 18 foreign nationals were among those who were killed in the quakes. The victims reportedly included nine people from Portugal, three from Spain, two from Brazil, two from China, two from Chile. The country's health minister said that at least 4,300 people were injured. It's not immediately clear why the figure Rodriguez gave today was lower, but number is set to rise quickly because we're still in the 72 hour period where international rescue teams, including those from the United States, are racing to Venezuela, to Caracas and laguardia, the two areas hardest hit to try to find individuals before that 72 hour window is up. This morning there was another quake, not in Venezuela, but in Japan. Not as strong, 5.6 magnitude preliminary assessment. So we'll see what happens there and whether or not any injuries will be reported out of Japan, according to the law. Bill Pulte, the current acting Director of National Intelligence, is not even eligible for the job he occupies on this matter. The act of Congress that created the Director of National Intelligence seems Unambiguous quote, the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence shall act and exercise the powers of the DNI when the position is vacant, as it is now not may serve, shall serve. And so what this means is essentially the law requires that the Principal Deputy Director serve as the Acting Director of National Intelligence. Bill Pulte was not the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence before the President of the United States installed him into office. So we'll see how this works out. Ultimately, they'll likely be court battles over whether Pulte is qualified. JD Vance was speaking at the Richard Nixon foundation and made some headlines. Take a listen to what he had to say on stage.
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So we were talking about this a little bit backstage, but I'm actually fascinated by Nixon as a character in history. I think that his historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, but I think deservedly so. So as I joked with Robert backstage, if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hour news story. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy. And by the way, if you look at the story of how the deep State took down Richard Nixon, it's not all that different from what the same groups of people, the same institutions tried to do to the Donald Trump and the first Trump administration. There is a parallel. I also, just at a personal level, you know, okay, young senator, vice president, writes some best selling books, is hated by the media. It kind of sounds like J.D. vance. So I'm a little, you know, I've always liked, I've always liked Richard Nixon. But okay, one other thing about Richard,
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he was surprised that Nixon was ousted due to his actions in Watergate. Well, this surprise is interesting just given the fact that, yes, I mean, he's right in a lot of respects. If Watergate happened today, I don't know that Trump would be ousted if Trump was the ringleader behind it. You have a Congress that's simply not functional, Congress that's not willing to go forward and impeach the President of the United States for corruption. And we've seen over the past 18 months example after example of corruption, including to me, which is a bigger scandal than Watergate was the Epstein files cover up. The Epstein files cover up, to me is a bigger issue than Watergate. And well, to this day, we still haven't gotten answers from the Department of Justice properly over the Epstein files. Here's what else fans had to say. This is him joking about P. Diddy
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sort of keying off of that. You titled a chapter more money, more problems. Why does more money sometimes cause more problems. Well, you know, I'm a millennial, and so I believe that's, that's the the wisdom of the great Christian theologian P. Diddy, who, as we found out over the last couple years, is very much not a Christian or a theologian. But. See, I'm gonna get in trouble for all kinds of things. That'll be one of the things that will be in an attack ad at some point in the future. But what, what I. Okay, so again, to set the stage
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here, you do without what you wish. The White House is being peppered with now questions over what the meaning of the TPS case that came out yesterday in front of the Supreme Court. Whether or not deportations will begin immediately. Here's what Stephen Miller had to say
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when it comes to deportation, sir, do you expect the administration to deport anyone who loses t TPS status as a result of this ruling?
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Do you expect the administration to deport anyone who loses TPS status as a
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result of this ruling? Well, of course, if you if you no longer have status in this country, then you're supposed to be deported. So expect deportations to soon begin for the hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants or Haitians just living in the United States of America. Syrians living in the United States of America as a result of the Supreme Court TPS ruling. As always, make sure to like comment, share and if you can subscribe to my substack link below to support my work, I'll have more updates for you soon. See you soon for more.
Host: Aaron Parnas
Date: June 26, 2026
This episode of The Parnas Perspective dives into the headlines surrounding President Donald Trump’s alleged "unhealthy relationship" with senior aide Natalie Harp, as outlined in new reporting and a book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan. Aaron Parnas also quickly recaps the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela and discusses new controversies in national intelligence leadership and the Supreme Court’s TPS ruling. Notably, the episode features J.D. Vance reflecting on Nixon's legacy and contemporary political scandals.
“You are all that matters to me.”
(Book excerpt, referenced at 01:45)
“All of you will go off and make money, but she’ll never leave me.”
(Book excerpt, referenced at 02:00)
“If Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy.” (J.D. Vance, 05:47)
“I’m a millennial, and so I believe that’s the wisdom of the great Christian theologian P. Diddy, who, as we found out over the last couple years, is very much not a Christian or a theologian... See, I’m gonna get in trouble for all kinds of things. That’ll be one of the things that will be in an attack ad at some point in the future.”
(J.D. Vance, 07:40)
“Do you expect the administration to deport anyone who loses TPS status as a result of this ruling?”
“Of course, if you no longer have status in this country, then you’re supposed to be deported. So expect deportations to soon begin for the hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants or Haitians just living in the United States… Syrians living in the United States… as a result of the Supreme Court TPS ruling.”
On Trump and Harp’s Relationship:
“You are all that matters to me.” (Cited letter from Natalie Harp, 01:45)
“All of you will go off and make money, but she’ll never leave me.” (Donald Trump, per book excerpt, 02:00)
J.D. Vance on Nixon, Scandal Endurance, and Parallels:
“If Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy.” (J.D. Vance, 05:47)
“The deep State… the same institutions tried to do to Donald Trump and the first Trump administration.” (J.D. Vance, 06:17) “That’ll be one of the things that will be in an attack ad at some point in the future.” (J.D. Vance, 07:48)
Aaron Parnas on Congressional Dysfunction:
“You have a Congress that's simply not functional, Congress that's not willing to go forward and impeach the President of the United States for corruption.” (Aaron Parnas, 06:55)
“The Epstein files cover up, to me is a bigger issue than Watergate.” (Aaron Parnas, 07:04)
On the Immigration Ruling:
“Of course, if you no longer have status in this country, then you’re supposed to be deported.” (Aaron Parnas, 08:42)
Parnas’s tone throughout is quick, analytical, and sometimes biting, especially when discussing Congressional weaknesses and transparency issues. The exchanges highlighted (especially with J.D. Vance) mix legal and political insight with moments of humor and candor, making the topics accessible even for those less well-versed in procedural intricacies.
This episode spotlights the intersection of Washington scandal, legal ambiguity, and real-world crises. Aaron Parnas guides listeners through headline-grabbing allegations, crisis response news, and political analysis—always with an eye toward the implications for law, media, and generation-defining politics. The episode is essential listening for those who want a sharp, up-to-date, and nuanced reading of the current political landscape.