On the first episode of People of Interest, the boys sit down with Donovan, a long-time member of the HITO community specializing in international security to talk about what the world looks like under Trump 2.0. Topics include Trump’s insane cabinet line-up, the Russia-Ukraine war, the genocide in Gaza, and more.

WE ARE BACK WITH ANOTHER CERTIFIED HITO ORIGINAL. For the 5th installment of holiday pregame, the boys run through the biggest issues that are most likely to come up at the Thanksgiving table. They hit the big three issues that voters cared about this election: the economy, inflation, and immigration, with some news peppered in. Make sure to become a PATRON… before Trumpflation tariffs hit!

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Nancy Mace bathroom bill - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nancy-mace-transgender-bathrooms-capitol-hill-sarah-mcbride/ 

Study on bathroom access - https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/06/health/trans-teens-bathroom-policies-sexual-assault-study/index.html 

Immigration stats - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/ 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/02/11/trump-biden-immigration-border-compared/ 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jp4xqx2z3o 

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/how-does-immigration-affect-us-economy 

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/undocumented-immigrant-offending-rate-lower-us-born-citizen-rate 

Oklahoma school prayer - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVBYmrppOnM

Corporate greed- 

https://www.epi.org/blog/profits-and-price-inflation-are-indeed-linked/

Who pays tariffs - 

https://taxfoundation.org/blog/who-really-pays-tariffs/

Biden lumbar tariffs - 

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/12/07/1061329725/why-is-the-biden-administration-increasing-the-cost-of-building-houses

Groceries - 

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/price-of-food 

Supply shock - 

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/covid-19-inflation-was-a-supply-shock/

Tariff interview - 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx-0R49XATQ

DIABOLICAL BLUNT ROTATION

Democrats, and talk about the dire situation in Gaza. Make sure to support the show and become a PATRON for early access to all content!

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Trump’s cabinet - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-might-be-in-donald-trump-cabinet/ 

Marco Rubio as Secretary of State - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/13/trump-marco-rubio-secretary-state-foreign-policy/ 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-rubio-waltz-china-foreign-policy-6179fa4a34e8c1768c75ad70b55b17cc 

Matt Gaetz as Attorney General - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/matt-gaetz-ethics-committee-report-mike-johnson/ 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/exclusive-woman-told-house-ethics-panel-witnessed-gaetz/story?id=115897603

RFK Jr’s conspiracies - https://www.npr.org/2023/07/13/1187272781/rfk-jr-kennedy-conspiracy-theories-social-media-presidential-campaign https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/15/politics/rfk-jr-covid-jewish-groups/index.html 

Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence - https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/politics/trump-picks-tulsi-gabbard-director-of-national-intelligence/index.html 

Department of Government Efficiency - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamys-new-department-government-efficiency-rcna179906 

Some notes on federal government spending - 

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59729 

https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/ 

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60235 

Tom Homan as border czar - https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4984740-trump-border-czar-tom-homan-immigration-ice-deportation/ 

https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/nov/14/in-context-tom-homans-comments-that-fam/ 

Elon and efficiency - 

​​https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-department-of-government-efficiency-donald-trump-ramaswamy-2024-11

Gaza unfit for survival 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-biden-admin-decides-us-weapon-support-to-continue/

US will not limit flow of arms to israel 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/aid-groups-say-israel-misses-u-s-demand-for-humanitarian-help-for-gaza

Pardon for army lieutenant - 

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/07/01/army-officer-convicted-of-murder-in-afghanistan-to-get-another-look-by-civilian-court/

UNRWA ban -

https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/%E2%80%98more-people-will-die%E2%80%99-how-israel%E2%80%99s-unrwa-ban-affects-palestinians-gaza-and-beyond

 Pete Hegseth loves killing - 

https://apnews.com/article/who-is-pete-hegseth-trump-defense-secretary-2e2bdd16c8e90f5d037f763cfadbde94

https://apnews.com/article/trump-defense-department-pentagon-hegseth-fox-news-8cd9f065e54a7cbbaceeec8bae9261a6

https://www.reddit.com/r/army/comments/1gq62u4/excerpts_from_pete_hegseths_book_the_war_on/

Alternative title: Crash Out Kamala

The HITO boys gather to provide THE Post-Mortem and analyze Trump's win in the 2024 election. Was it progressives' fault? (no). Was it moderate dems fault? (not necessarily). Or was it a rejection of the Biden administration? Tune in to find out!

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CBS Presidential Election Data - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-election-results-map-shift-red/ 

Pew Research on Undocumented Immigrants - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/07/22/what-we-know-about-unauthorized-immigrants-living-in-the-us/

Exit poll path to citizenship - 

https://theimmigrationhub.org/press/new-voters-prefer-a-path-to-citizenship-for-undocumented-immigrants/

Trump first day & immigration - 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-day-1-priorities-deportations-drilling-ukraine-6747c6e64b0440978f59450b928f61d1

Reminder: This episode was recorded BEFORE Election Day. We will share our position on the results in the next episode.

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Seen on this episode:

Ann Selzer Iowa poll - https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/2024/11/02/iowa-poll-kamala-harris-leads-donald-trump-2024-presidential-race/75354033007/ 

Insane statements at that MSG rally - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/31/six-racist-bigoted-comments-trump-madison-square-garden

Jill Stein as a ballot referendum - https://news3lv.com/news/instagram/supreme-court-orders-green-party-nominee-removed-from-nevada-ballot-jill-stein-presidential-campaign-election-voting-carson-city-las-vegas-reno 

Biden calls Trump supporters “garbage” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F54hZP_rWiU 

Elon Musk calls for “temporary hardship” - https://www.vox.com/politics/381637/elon-musk-donald-trump-2024-election-temporary-hardship 

Democrats and immigration - 

https://www.npr.org/2019/02/19/694804917/democrats-used-to-talk-about-criminal-immigrants-so-what-changed-the-party

ONE WEEK LEFT. The men run through the last week of campaign news (and diss on Democrats), talk about the upcoming SCOTUS term, and continue their coverage of events in the Middle East. Tune in next week for the 2024 retrospective! Make sure to become a patron and follow us on social media!

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Seen on this episode:

Tucker Carlson has daddy issues - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/24/tucker-carlson-speech-trump-spanking 

Harris CNN townhall transcript - https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/se/date/2024-10-23/segment/01 

Harris agenda for black men - https://kamalaharris.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FMfcgzQXJZxzLGgcKmSNQSXCRKXShwxJ.pdf 

Axios story about militarized camps for immigrants - https://www.axios.com/2024/10/22/trump-mass-deportation-immigrant-camps 

https://www.prri.org/research/challenges-to-democracy-the-2024-election-in-focus-findings-from-the-2024-american-values-survey/ 

https://www.kff.org/quick-take/most-sentenced-for-trafficking-fentanyl-are-u-s-citizens/ 

Netanyahu and US elections - 

​​https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/24/politics/gaza-hostage-and-ceasefire-talks-us-election/index.html

Iran strikes Israel - 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/27/world/israel-iran-lebanon-gaza

SCOTUS upcoming term - 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-new-term-cases-to-watch/

Yoev Gallant statements - 

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-defence-minister-hamas-hezbollah-no-longer-effective-proxies-iran-2024-10-27/

With only two weeks to Election Day, the boys focus closely on the 2024 campaign and break down Trump's recent media blunders, Harris being mid, and Senate races this year. Then, they cap it off with a nuanced discussion of GEOPOLITICS and Israel's actions in Gaza and Lebanon. If you enjoy the show, be sure to become a PATRON and leave a 5-star review on Apple!

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Trump Campaign Stops - https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/donald-trump-economic-club-chicago-interview/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/interviewer-reminds-trump-google-off-163322524.html

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/16/nx-s1-5150535/trump-womens-issues-town-hall-fox-news-harris-faulkner-abortion-ivf-sports

Harris interviews - https://www.foxnews.com/video/6363352689112

https://www.c-span.org/video/?539218-1/vice-president-harris-interviewed-charlamagne-tha-god

Tim Sheehy lied about being shot - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/06/tim-sheehy-montana-senate-gunshot-wound-national-park/

Gaza - 

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-lebanon-gaza-hamas-10-16-24-intl-hnk#cm2c74v82000p3b6n0k8sxn6x

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-gaza-aid-letter-blinken-austin-warning-netanyahu-government-rcna175657

No ceasefire - https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-opposes-ceasefire-deal-that-would-not-halt-hezbollah-rearming-2024-10-15/

We return to the studio, with only about 3 weeks left to go, to discuss the absolute state of the 2024 Presidential Election (we are nauseous just thinking about it). They also discuss the happenings in the middle east, specifically the IDF’s interaction with UN peacekeepers. Be sure to become a Patron and follow us on all social media!

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Seen on this episode:

CNN Town Hall & other Harris/Walz media appearances  - https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/10/kamala-harris-cnn-town-hall-00183249

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/kamala-harris-interviews-election-campaign/

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/politics/video/kamala-harris-the-view-interview-ana-navarro-digvid 

https://www.instagram.com/theviewabc/reel/DA3r4mqx5XU/

Trump in Detroit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G-Y1TfNddU

Middle East News - 

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-war-iran-palestine-lebanon-10-13-24/index.html?t=1728842158036

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-824296

The boys gather to count down the days to the general election. In doing so, they run through some insane Trump statements, cover the devastation and narratives in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and update you, dear listener, on Israel's invasion of Lebanon. If you support the show, be sure to leave a 5-star review and become a Patron!

Seen on this episode:

Trump calls for a Night of Broken Glass - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/30/trump-crime-the-purge-speech

Trump says Jewish voters might be to blame - https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/19/trump-jewish-voters-blame-00180177

Hurricane Helene and aftermath - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/live-blog/hurricane-helene-live-updates-rcna173973 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/10/02/fact-sheet-update-biden-harris-continues-life-saving-response-efforts-in-response-to-hurricane-helene/

https://www.newsweek.com/fema-funding-change-under-new-republican-bill-1964218

https://www.newsweek.com/fema-migrant-funding-hurricane-disaster-relief-1963336#:~:text=Disaster%20Relief%20Fund%20missing%20vital%20cash

FEMA’s budget - 

https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/2024_0320_federal_emergency_management_agency.pdf

Global affairs - 

https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-attack-war-lebanon-10-06-24/index.html?t=1728236542243

The boys discuss election-related shenanigans, Eric Adams’ corruption indictment, the death penalty and the state killing of Marcellus Williams, some conservative beyond parody news, and Israel's escalations in Lebanon. BECOME A PATRON!!!! 

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Seen on this episode:

JD Vance dossier - ​​https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-dossier-iran-hackers-trump-klippenstein-1960211

Eric Adams federally indicted - https://apnews.com/article/nyc-mayor-adams-investigations-f384ecdbf6a7b6664bd898e7ebce6e0f

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-claims-predicted-adams-indicted-comments-migrants/story?id=114221281

https://x.com/JackPosobiec/status/1839115038235181493

The execution of Marcellus Williams - https://apnews.com/article/missouri-execution-marcellus-williams-fd7279d8e885bac17658a66f6f72b5c7

Beyond parody - 

https://x.com/JacobRubashkin/status/1839759803729752271

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/derrick-anderson-borrows-friends-wife-family-photo-ops-1235115338/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-sheriffs-post-about-kamala-harris-yard-signs-gets-department-booted-from-election-duties

Dock worker strike -  

https://apnews.com/article/longshoremen-strike-ports-pay-consumers-automation-october-77289c12bf3c3eff5e42cb6372126576