Today on Ben Kissel Politics, we open the floor to a live Q&A and tackle a grab bag of political curveballs.

First up, Donald Trump floats the idea of rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War, proving once again that subtlety is not his strong suit.

Meanwhile, in a plot twist no one had on their bingo card, the NRA is backing the trans community after a floated proposal to ban gun sales to trans people.

And finally, we dig into the eyebrow-raising claim that Trump has been an FBI informant in the Epstein case for decades. If true, that would mean one of the most chaotic figures in American politics was also moonlighting as a snitch.

It’s rebrands, rights, and rumors—all wrapped in a conversation that proves politics is stranger than fiction.

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