Russia’s 300,000 tons of diesel and Rubio’s sanctions on the International Criminal Court hit the same target: the globalist apparatus George Soros built. Susan Kokinda follows the fight from Navi Pillay’s Nobel to Rubio in Athens and a Columbus Day proclamation quoting Pope Leo XIII.
From steel mills to shipyards to spaceports, Mike Steger explores Trump’s “Freedom’s Forge 2.0”—a vision to rebuild American industry, revive the West, and relight the torch of progress.
Trump broke ground on the biggest new American shipyard since WWII, on the old Bethlehem Steel site. A day later, Rubio told the West to reindustrialize or accept decline. With 25 days to go, here's why the midterms will be won on the economy, and why you have to vote on the future.
The Midweek Update - Bessent's "No Excuses" Bombshell: Trump's Treasury Just Cornered LONDON, Not Iran - May 20, 2026
Susan argues Bessent's G7 "no room for excuses" warning, the White House counterterrorism strategy naming the Muslim Brotherhood, and the new wave of cartel indictments all point at one target — not Iran, but the City of London.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's "No Money for Terror" message at the G7 is framed as sanctions on Iran, but Susan argues the real warning is aimed at allied "excuses" enabling terror financing through shell companies in Europe, shadow banking in the Middle East, and cartel networks. Reviewing recent OFAC designations, Susan Kokinda highlights multiple entities with London-linked addresses and UK jurisdictions, presenting them as evidence pointing to the City of London's financial role. She then cites the White House's new counterterrorism strategy naming the Muslim Brotherhood as the root of modern jihadi groups, and claims British intelligence historically built and used Brotherhood networks, citing Robert Dreyfuss and Mark Curtis and noting UK Foreign Office secrecy over recent contacts. Finally, she connects "no room for excuses" to intensified action against cartels, citing recent extraditions, indictments, and Mexico cooperation as part of a broader war on "Dope Incorporated."
00:00 The Midweek Update - Bessent's "No Excuses" Bombshell: Trump's Treasury Just Cornered LONDON, Not Iran - May 20, 2026 02:17 The London Addresses Hiding in Plain Sight 04:53 The British Foreign Office Files: Three Chapters, Three Operations, One Empire 08:49 Taking Down Dope Inc
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Russia’s 300,000 tons of diesel and Rubio’s sanctions on the International Criminal Court hit the same target: the globalist apparatus George Soros built. Susan Kokinda follows the fight from Navi Pillay’s Nobel to Rubio in Athens and a Columbus Day proclamation quoting Pope Leo XIII.
From steel mills to shipyards to spaceports, Mike Steger explores Trump’s “Freedom’s Forge 2.0”—a vision to rebuild American industry, revive the West, and relight the torch of progress.
Trump broke ground on the biggest new American shipyard since WWII, on the old Bethlehem Steel site. A day later, Rubio told the West to reindustrialize or accept decline. With 25 days to go, here's why the midterms will be won on the economy, and why you have to vote on the future.
Today's show is over. Watch the replay and join us next Thursday, LIVE. Trump is building the largest new US shipyard since World War II on an abandoned steel mill, and taxpayers get a 40% stake. Barbara and Susan explain why that wins the midterms.