16 APR 2025: Obama Judge Lectures White House, Trump Shrugs // Boston Mayor Funded by Chinese Spy // Tariff War Update // Global News: Iran, Jordan, Germany, Silly Greenland - podcast episode cover

16 APR 2025: Obama Judge Lectures White House, Trump Shrugs // Boston Mayor Funded by Chinese Spy // Tariff War Update // Global News: Iran, Jordan, Germany, Silly Greenland

Apr 16, 202529 min
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he breaks down today’s biggest stories shaping America and the world.

Border Standoff Escalates: Trump Defies Court Over MS-13 Deportation – A federal judge blasts the White House for failing to bring back a deported Salvadoran gang member, while Trump stands firm. Simultaneously, his administration intensifies efforts to make life so difficult for illegal immigrants that they self-deport.

China-Linked Spy Funded Boston Mayor’s Campaign – A Chinese Communist Party operative funneled over $300K to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, part of a broader pattern of Chinese influence in U.S. politics stretching back to the 1990s and the Chinagate scandal.

Tariff War Deepens: Trump’s Mixed Signals Frustrate U.S. Industry – China retaliates by banning Boeing sales, while Asian manufacturers race to beat Trump’s 90-day reprieve. U.S. companies are squeezed between cheap foreign labor and unsteady tariff enforcement.

Middle East on Edge: Iran Talks Wobble, Yemen Gears Up for War – Trump suspects Iran is stalling to build a bomb, while U.S. allies in Yemen prepare an 80,000-troop assault on the Houthis.

Jordan Foils Major Terror Plot by Palestinian Radicals – Muslim Brotherhood-linked extremists planned drone and rocket strikes, raising regional fears.

Germany’s Likely Next Chancellor Goes Full Trump on Migration – Friedrich Merz proposes cutting foreign aid to countries that won’t take back deportees, a political move to fend off rising populist competition.

Greenland Flirts with China—At Its Peril – The island’s foreign minister calls for closer ties with Beijing, drawing sharp warnings from the U.S. over national security implications.

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32

16 APR 2025: Obama Judge Lectures White House, Trump Shrugs // Boston Mayor Funded by Chinese Spy // Tariff War Update // Global News: Iran, Jordan, Germany, Silly Greenland | The Wright Report podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast