Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes discuss the criminal charges against Trump’s inaugural committee chair Tom Barrack, President Biden's meeting with the prime minister of Iraq, why the Israeli government is attacking Ben and Jerry's, Xi Jinping's visit to Tibet and tons of Olympic news.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:08 Tom Barrack Charged with Illegally Lobbying for UAE
9:21 Biden Changes Iraq Policy in Meeting with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
11:38 Uproar Over Ben and Jerry's Refusing to Sell Ice Cream in the West Bank
21:21 China's Xi Jinping Visits Tibet
24:52 Samoa Swears In First Female Prime Minister
26:23 UAE Scientists Learn How to Make it Rain
29:24 The Tokyo Olympics Have Begun
38:02 Simone Biles Pulls Out of Competition
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