Hosted by
Philip Nice and Jeremiah Jacques
Trumpet Hour
Aired:
July 22, 2022
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57 minutes
Week in Review: Italy’s Leadership Vacuum, Biden’s Executive Overreach, and Iran’s Nuclear Bomb
Show Notes
- Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned this week after his coalition fell apart. His departure leaves Italy, and all of Europe, with a leadership vacuum at a critical time.
- In the U.S. this week, President Joe Biden encountered resistance in Congress to his plan to pass legislation about climate problems. But rather than let the plan die, Biden took to the proverbial “pen and phone,” using executive actions to unilaterally pass the legislation.
- Meanwhile, experts say Iran’s program to build nuclear weapons is charging ahead at full speed. The nation may already have the technical ability to build a nuclear bomb.
- We also discuss China’s abuse of one of its minority populations, the latest in Russia’s war on Ukraine, the race for the UK’s next leader, a new page in EU-Israel relations, and a telling spate of scientist resignations.
Links
- 00:46 Draghi Resigns (12 minutes)
- 13:00 Biden Executive Actions on Climate (11 minutes)
- 24:15 Iran Nuclear Program (7 minutes)
- 30:45 Chinese Uyghurs (7 minutes)
- 37:28 Ukraine War Update (5 minutes)
- 42:36 UK Prime Minister Race (4 minutes)
- 46:33 EU and Israel (7 minutes)
- 53:21 U.S. Scientists Resigning (4 minutes)