Trump Jeers as Supporters Beat Protester, New Press Sec Fails, David Cay Johnston Joins (10/13/26)
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President Trump's controversial new energy agreement with Russia is already dividing lawmakers and world leaders. Trump announced a massive diesel deal that will bring 300,000 tons of Russian fuel into the U.S. market immediately, with another 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons after that. The stated goal is to ease global energy costs, but the reaction has been anything but smooth. Ukrainian President Zelensky calls the deal a "birthday gift" to Putin designed to "kill us, kill our children." Meanwhile, Trump also announced an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia that would stop both countries from attacking each other's power grids. While Zelensky cautiously welcomed that news, he's demanding clear details and accountability from Moscow. US Lawmakers from both parties are furious, especially since the Treasury Department will have to lift sanctions on Russia to make this diesel deal happen. That's a stunning reversal considering Trump just signed off on tougher sanctions weeks ago through the Lindsey Graham act. We'll ask our resident Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author David Cay Johnson about this and more. Find more of David at dcreport.org and on Substack: https://substack.com/@davidcayjohnston Spencer Waller is an antitrust professor at Loyola Chicago. Spencer also co-produced the 2024 Broadway revival of The Who's Tommy, so he is the perfect person to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Live Nation and ticket rules. Waller's new book: Power and Greed: Monopolies, Mergers, and Cartels on the American Stage, will be released this week. The Mark Thompson Show 10/13/26 Patreon subscribers are the backbone of the show! If you’d like to help, here’s our Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/themarkthompsonshow Maybe you’re more into PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PVBS3R7KJXV24 And you’ll find everything on our website: https://www.themarkthompsonshow.com The Mark Thompson Show has an official new Facebook page. Please join! Here's the link: https://m.facebook.com/TheMarkThompsonShow/ Show sponsors: coachellavalleycoffee.com - use code MarkT at check out to save 10% #Trump # DavidCayJohnston #Dieseldeal #Powerceasefire #Ukraine #Russia #ira nased
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