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8/14/26: Karoline Leavitt Quits After Decoy Plane Fiasco, Scott Jennings Meltdown, AI Math Breakthroughs, American Doctor Doc

August 14, 2026

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Decoy Plane, Defamation Threats, and AI Math Breakthroughs

The CIA told the Washington Post that Israeli intelligence was behind the threat that sent President Trump scrambling onto a decoy military aircraft this week—and that U.S. analysts viewed the intelligence as "low confidence" from the start. "Another official called the reports of threats against Trump's life 'Israeli derived, not U.S. generated,'" the panel reported, adding that the episode recalled the "fake intel regarding the Iranian nuclear program" that Israel fed Trump to help persuade him into that war. The revelation reframes the entire decoy plane fiasco: Secret Service, under pressure after a string of near-misses, likely "just wanted to be able to tell him if the question was raised" rather than believing an attack was imminent. The panel also noted that the flight took Trump deep into Ankara, Turkey—closer to Syria, Iran, and Iraq—and that Israel has been signaling a pivot toward Turkey as its "new great Satan." "I think what they also want is Trump to think, 'Oh, I'm not even safe in Turkey,'" one host said. "Maybe Israel's right that the Turks aren't willing to protect me." The hosts speculated that Israel leaked the story to gin up pressure on Trump, and that Karoline Leavitt's resignation upon landing—"she's coming with me," Trump reportedly said—may have been connected to being used as a decoy witho

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  • 1 (04:21) **Iran War Updates: CIA Skepticism of Israeli Intel on Trump Assassination Plot** - The panel discusses a Washington Post report that CIA analysts viewed Israeli intelligence about an Iranian assassination threat against Trump as low confidence, and how this fits a pattern of Israel feeding questionable intel to the U.S.
  • 2 (09:16) **Karoline Leavitt Quits After Decoy Plane Fiasco** - The panel connects the press secretary's sudden resignation to being used as a decoy on the flight without her knowledge, alongside Pete Hegseth.
  • 3 (10:49) **Oil Markets, China's Reduced Imports, and Sailor Conditions** - The panel examines why the Strait of Hormuz closure hasn't been catastrophic, and shares disturbing reports from sailors on US warships.
  • 4 (14:57) **JD Vance's Fox News Interview on Iran War Endgame** - The panel analyzes Vance's vague description of what a successful end to the conflict looks like, focusing on stable oil prices rather than a pre-war status quo.
  • 5 (17:30) **Scott Bessent's "Historic" Economic Pressure on Iran** - The panel discusses Treasury Secretary Bessent's plan for an unprecedented economic squeeze on Iran, with skepticism about its effectiveness.
  • 6 (22:07) **Scott Jennings Meltdown Over Hassan Piker, Defamation Lawsuit** - The panel reacts to Scott Jennings' CNN segment accusing streamer Hassan Piker of racist comments about Black voters, which they argue is a malicious misrepresentation.
  • 7 (34:18) **Michael LaRosa's Anti-AES Tirade and Ties to Libyan Warlord** - The panel discusses former Jill Biden staffer Michael LaRosa's Fox News appearance attacking Abdul El-Sayed and Hassan Piker, and his recent lobbying work.

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Show Notes

The Friday team looks at more revelations surrounding Israeli intelligence putting Trump in a catering cart while Karoline Leavitt was left on the targeted plane and Scott Jennings making  slanderous claims about Hasan Piker and Abdul El Sayed. Then we speak to Daniel Litt, a math professor at the University of Toronto, about new breakthroughs in AI for solving long, complex math equations. Finally, we talk to Director Poh Si Teng and Dr. Thaer Ahmad on their new documentary AMERICAN DOCTOR chronicling doctors serving in Gaza during the genocide.

 

AMERICAN DOCTOR: ​https://americandoctorfilm.com/​

Daniel Litt: ​https://www.daniellitt.com/

 

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