In this episode, I take apart one of the most cynical myths of Trump 2.0: the idea that he’s some kind of “peace president”.

From masked gestapo brutalizing protesters at home, to ICE turning entire cities into political targets, to regime change cosplay abroad in Venezuela and beyond. None of this looks remotely like peace - it looks like marketing. Cheap slogans, fake ceasefires, made-up emergencies and a whole lot of violence rebranded as “law enforcement”.

I dig into three core fronts:

* What’s actually happening on the ground with ICE, the killing of Renee Good, and the escalating crackdown on dissent

* The Venezuela operation - why it helps no Venezuelans, costs taxpayers billions, and risks pulling the U.S. into yet another endless war

* The absurd claim that Trump has solved eight wars when the real number (including Israel) is zero

This episode is dark, angry and blunt - but I try to cut through it with gallows humor and clarity. Because if we don’t call this what it is, the rebrand works.

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Cheers,Rich

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