Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes discuss the latest news from Afghanistan, Tucker Carlson’s adventures with fascists in Hungary, the state of US-Iran relations, the shortcomings of the global coronavirus vaccination campaign, updates from Myanmar, the defection of a Belarusian sprinter at the Tokyo Olympics and a gold medal that went to two Olympic high jumpers.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:34 The Taliban Advances Following US Military Withdrawal in Afghanistan
8:17 Tucker Carlson Speaks at Far Right Conference in Hungary
12:53 Update on the Iran Nuclear Deal Negotiations
16:26 Global Vaccine Program, COVAX, is Falling Behind on Goals
23:14 Updates from Myanmar, Military Delays Future Elections
27:30 Pro-Trump Social Media GETTR Flooded with Terrorist Content
30:21 Olympic Sprinter from Belarus Defects
34:40 Calls for Olympic Committee to Deny China the 2022 Winter Games
38:33 Olympic High Jumpers Agree to Share the Gold Medal
40:30 Farewell to producer Jordan Waller. We love you, Jordan!
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