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Biden's Mushy Middle Israel Policy. The Politics of Liberty, Trump at the LP (with Eric Brakey)

Justin Robert Young discusses the failed ceasefire between Hamas and Israel and how Biden has handled the war. By the numbers? Not great!


Eric Brakey (Free State Project) discusses the politics of liberty and the strategy of brining Donald Trump the Libertarian Party convention.


00:32 Ceasefire Fails

06:25 Joe Biden Approval Ratings

10:23 Democratic Party Mixed Views on War

16:39 Update: Noem, Stormy, Zelensky, Trump

32:59 Interview with Eric Brakey

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