65: Un Heist Francais, Our Decorator-in-Chief, Hegseth’s Drag Show & Corrupt Clemency
Welcome to 65th episode of David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast..
On this episode of David & Stu Unhinged, we will discuss the following:
1. A brazen robbery at the Louvre, where thieves made off with over $100 million in the French crown jewels right at the museum’s opening. Although there have been several robberies at the Louvre in the past, including the theft of the Mona Lisa, this heist brings into question how the French run the museum and the lack of adequate security for its national treasures.
2. Once again, Trump has made headlines with his latest makeover of the White House. This time, dramatic photos have been splashed across the front page of major newspapers of the demolition of the East Wing to accommodate an expanded ballroom, which has been one of Trump’s pet projects for years. This raises concerns about preserving our historical buildings and whether this project violates historic preservation laws. It is also disturbing that Trump’s tackiness is now being imposed on treasured national symbols.
3. Pete Hegseth’s tenure at the Pentagon as Defense Secretary has been a troubled one, and he is now mandating restrictions on reporters covering his bungling of our national defense, including requiring them to sign some pledge in order to cover the Pentagon. Most major news outlets, including Fox News, have refused to do so. We also cover Hegseth’s lurid personal life that includes drinking excessively, adultery, sexual assault, and repeated homophobic remarks. With a record like that, Hegseth is in no position to make moral judgments about anyone and is certainly not the epitome of the masculine ideal.
4. Since Trump took office in January, he has pardoned and commuted sentences of a number of unsavory characters, including the January 6th rioters who threatened to lynch his own Vice President, Mike Pence. Now he is considering commuting sentences for P. Diddy & Ghislaine Maxwell. And over the weekend, he commuted George Santos’ sentence. Trump’s misuse of his commutation and pardon powers is a national disgrace.
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