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ook like they're starving, that's not something you'd be wrong about. So my guess is that while Israel might be trying as hard as they can to avoid it, there's probably some starvation happening. That's a lie, Scott. We all know it's happening. Yeah. So anyway, I think as soon as you say we all know that something's happening, then you're not a serious person because you can't really know too much…

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t, which would make him look weak, like he's begging Xi for a meeting. And Trump says no, he's not seeking a summit. He would only do that if he's invited, which he has been, but he wants you to know it's up to him if they meet. It's not that he's begging Xi.

It's only a few days before Trump's automatic tariffs kick in. And that would only apply to the auto. I got a little cat situation going on here. Come here, Gary. Come on. Let go of that cable. All right. Stop. Stop. Don't fight. Say hi. All right. You can go down.

So we don't know what'll happen when that happens, but we're hearing lovely things about the European Union deal that Trump got into. Would you believe that people don't agree about whether it was a good deal? So the Europeans think that America got everything and that Trump just rolled Europe and got everything. And some smart people say that. But here's what the deal includes. The EU is going to pay a 15 percent tariff on everything. We will have no tariffs. So that just looks like America winning. The EU agreed to invest 600 billion in the US just because Trump wanted them to, but apparently that one's not one that will be carefully monitored. So I feel like that's the honor system that they would invest 600 billion in the US. So I wouldn't hold my breath on that one. And that the EU will purchase hundreds of billions of dollars of American military equipment. I feel like maybe that was going to happen anyway. And the EU commits to buying a whole bunch of our LNG, our gas, even though it's not the cheapest source for energy.

Anyway, and in exchange for what are being called concessions, the EU would get nothing because apparently America did not agree to give them anything. They just agreed what we were going to take. Well, Schumer says it's a fake deal because there some elements of this are non-binding. So I think the commitments to buy energy and weapons and to invest 600 billion, maybe sort of window dressing that Trump is smart enough to put on this deal because it sounds like more of a win. But Europe may have been cleverly understanding that he needs to announce a win, but when it comes right down to it, maybe they won't do as much of this as they say. We'll see. It's not binding.

According to the Brussels Signal, the tariff deal in Europe will really hurt the German car makers. So we're adding a tariff that will jack up the cost of a German car in the US. And here is my take. This might be just me, but you probably know that I think one of the bestselling cars in the world is the Tesla Model Y. Is that true? I think it's maybe one of the top selling cars. But when I think of what competes with Tesla, I usually think German cars. If you said to yourself, I'm thinking of getting one of the more expensive Teslas, what would be your second choice for a car? Probably a German car, right? Mercedes, BMW, what's the other one? And so it makes me wonder if Tesla is going to be the big winner if it makes it look like the competing cars are going to be more expensive. So we'll see.

Bill Maher continues to turn MAGA, but it's only like one degree per week. Now, he would say that's not happening at all. But in his recent show, Club Random show, he says to his guests, "Look, the stock market is at record highs. I don't see a country in depression at all. I would have thought, and I got to own it, that these tariffs were going to effing sink this economy by this time, and they didn't."

If you're keeping track, here would be all the things that Bill Maher has now ackno

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wledged about Trump. One, he's not a monster in person because they had dinner together. Now, he says, "I still disagree with all of his policies, a bunch of policies, but I have to say that in person, he's not Hitler." So that's a start. Then correct me if I'm wrong, Bill Maher agrees with Trump on the trans issue in sports. He believes that Trump did a good job on the border, if not a great job.…

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