Trump's Big Week: Middle East Trip, China Deal, Pharma EO, "Big, Beautiful Bill" with Ben Shapiro

(0:00) The Besties welcome Ben Shapiro!

(1:53) A Bestie apology to Phil Hellmuth, All-In Poker Tournament

(7:58) Trump's majorly consequential Middle East trip: Saudi, Qatar, Iran, and his vision for a "New Middle East"

(35:18) US-China deal: is the tide turning on tariffs?

(46:33) GOP divided over "Big, Beautiful Bill" due to its impact on our debt spiral

(1:18:48) Science Corner: Montana bans cell-based meat, joining Florida and others

(1:24:31) Trump's EO on pharma prices: role of PBMs, is this too much government intervention?

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Referenced in the show:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-historic-1-2-trillion-economic-commitment-in-qatar

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-historic-600-billion-investment-commitment-in-saudi-arabia

https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/05/in-riyadh-president-trump-charts-the-course-for-a-prosperous-future-in-the-middle-east

https://www.semafor.com/article/05/16/2025/qatar-commits-more-than-200-billion-in-us-investment

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/trump-saudi-investment-speech.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/trump-says-us-will-remove-all-sanctions-on-syria.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/what-have-china-united-states-agreed-geneva-2025-05-12

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/02/politics/donald-trump-dictators-kim-jong-un-vladimir-putin

https://newrepublic.com/post/185836/trump-brags-dictators-orban-debate-harris

https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/US30Y

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/05/14/congress/the-titanic-johnson-predicts-houses-big-beautiful-reconciliation-bill-will-sink-in-the-senate-00348310

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEBTN

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEGDQ188S

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/opinion/josh-hawley-dont-cut-medicaid.html

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-announces-actions-to-put-american-patients-first-by-lowering-drug-prices-and-stopping-foreign-free-riding-on-american-pharmaceutical-innovation/

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