The Tom Sullivan Show

Stephen Colbert signs off tonight and the math is simple — CBS lost forty million dollars a year on a show that chose political lectures over punchlines. America wants to laugh before bed, not fume. The $1.8 billion weaponization fund is now drawing fire from Republicans and Democrats alike. A no-bid contract to paint the reflecting pool and rejected ballroom funding are adding more fuel to the spending fire. And the Iran war? Still on hold. Don Jr. is getting married Saturday and the President cannot attend his own son's wedding. Coincidence or calendar? We ask the question everyone in Washington is whispering today.

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Tom Massie of Kentucky is the latest Republican congressman to discover that crossing President Trump in the primary era carries a career ending price. The voters have spoken in Kentucky and the message from the Trump political machine is as clear as it has ever been — loyalty is not optional.  A federal grand jury has handed down an indictment against Raul Castro — the former president of Cuba and brother of Fidel — for ordering the deliberate shoot down of two small civilian aircraft over international waters in 1996, killing four American men 

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The Energy Secretary just said Iran is weeks away from a nuclear bomb. The generals are done pretending negotiations are working. So what is Washington waiting for? Six states hold primaries today and every result will be scored as a Trump loyalty test. Then the DOJ announced a $1,776,000,000 compensation fund — that number is absolutely not an accident — for people harmed by the Biden administration's Justice Department. It will be challenged in court immediately. Four enormous stories today and we are not pulling any punches.

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The national security meeting was scheduled. The attack plans were ready. Then Trump called it off — again. Is this masterful negotiating leverage or a president who praises his military but keeps finding reasons not to use it? At some point Iran stops believing the threat is real and that is a very dangerous place to be. Then Luigi Mangione was back in a New York courtroom today where a state judge ruled some evidence is out — but the gun and the manifesto are in. The trial just got a whole lot more interesting. Both stories today, no sugarcoating.

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The Beijing summit is over and the scorecard is empty. Great food. Lovely airport ceremonies. Zero agreements. Trump needed Iran help from China and left empty handed. Xi wanted movement on Taiwan and got none. The CEOs who tagged along for the trade mission are heading home with nothing to show for the trip. Meanwhile Republicans have been promising gas prices will drop like a rock since February 28th — and that promise is aging about as well as last month's leftovers. At what point do hollow promises at the pump become a real political problem? All of it today, straight and honest.

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Trump went to Beijing for Iran. Xi greeted him with Taiwan. Day one of the summit made one thing crystal clear — these two leaders are not on the same page and may not even be reading the same book. Xi was aggressive on Taiwan from the opening bell while Trump needs Chinese cooperation on Iran to break a military and diplomatic stalemate back home. Are these two issues even tradeable? Will day two find any real common ground? Meanwhile import prices are climbing fast — fuel costs and tariffs are the culprits and American consumers are absorbing every bit of it. The geopolitics and the economics are the same story today and we connect all of it.

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Kevin Warsh just got confirmed as Fed Chairman and his first challenge is an inflation surge that is not slowing down — rates may go higher before they go lower. China is getting all the attention as a potential Iran dealmaker but do not count on Beijing to do Washington any favors. And the ban on Chinese cars? We have seen this story before. In the 1970s Detroit tried to block Japanese imports too. Toyota and Honda made American cars better. Are Chinese automakers about to do the same thing — and are we too afraid of the competition to let it happen? History is rhyming loudly today.

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China walks into the summit holding all the cards. Washington needs Beijing's help on Iran and Beijing knows it. The real currency on the table is not goodwill — it is semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and export controls. Everyone will smile for the cameras and pretend to be friends. The Iran war is not going anywhere until after this meeting concludes — which means Tehran gets more time and the unfinished military mission stays unfinished. And while all of this plays out on the world stage inflation is quietly spreading beyond gas prices and into groceries, housing, and everyday life. The economic squeeze is real and growing. All of it connected today.

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The media wants you terrified about hantavirus. The numbers say otherwise. We separate fact from fear. Trump called Iran's response garbage — so when does the military finally finish the mission it started and stopped too soon? AOC is growing a following that nobody should be laughing off anymore. We tell you exactly why she is worth watching very closely. And we cover the tragic and deliberate plane incident in Denver Friday night with the care and seriousness the story deserves. Big show today.

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The President says Iran agreed. Iran says they didn't. And more people than ever are asking if Trump has simply lost his nerve on this war. Diplomacy with Tehran — a real strategy or just delay? Virginia's Supreme Court just threw out a congressional map voters approved and Democrats are furious. The Trade Court rejected the White House's replacement tariffs leaving the entire trade agenda in legal freefall. And AOC's views on billionaires have taken another strange turn that deserves an honest look. Four big stories no filter today.

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