Saudi Nuclear Deal, LeBron Joins 76ers & Biden China Investigation | PBD Podcast #837

July 27, 2026

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A busy news cycle produced multiple overlapping threads in this episode: newly released diary entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci that contradict his public statements, a report alleging China collected compromising information on the Biden family, a U.S.-Saudi civilian nuclear deal that triggered confusion within the administration itself, and a string of developments in Europe and the Middle East involving terrorism, diplomacy, and defense manufacturing.

Fauci's diary, pay-for-play allegations, and a looming congressional hearing

The most detailed segment concerned newly released diary entries and emails from Dr. Anthony Fauci, obtained by Senator Rand Paul's Senate Homeland Security Committee. One exchange showed a longtime scientific collaborator, Barton Haynes of Duke University, confirming that Fauci would receive the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine. The panel argued this amounted to a "pay-for-play" arrangement: Fauci directing roughly $1.1 billion in NIAID grants to collaborators who then nominated him for prizes. The diary also contained entries where Fauci privately estimated the COVID-19 case fatality rate at 0.2 to 0.3 percent in February 2020, then told Congress and the public in March 2020 that the mortality rate was roughly 1 percent — ten times worse than the seasonal flu. The hosts played clips of Fauci in 2022 denying he had ever recommended locking d

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1 PBD Podcast #837 - Timestamped Outline
2 (00:31) **Episode Open & Story Preview** - Host previews the major stories: Fauci's diary revelations, China blackmail allegations against Biden, the Saudi nuclear deal, Berlin/Paris attacks, LeBron James to the 76ers, Elon Musk interview, and Palmer Lucky's defense company Anduril
3 (05:12) **Fauci's Private Diary Released** - Rand Paul releases Fauci's diary entries showing internal COVID fatality rate estimates that contradict his public statements, plus pay-for-play allegations around grant funding and awards
4 (13:47) **Fauci Contradiction on Lockdowns** - Video evidence shows Fauci claiming in 2022 he "didn't recommend locking anything down," while his 2020 diary entries say he convinced NYC Mayor de Blasio and California Governor Newsom to close schools, bars, and restaurants
5 (21:12) **China Blackmail of Biden Family** - Catherine Herridge report reveals intelligence records showing China collected compromising "black materials" on the Biden family, prepared for the President's Daily Brief, but mainstream media ignored the story
6 (28:58) **Socialism Debate & NYC "Pied à Terre" Tax** - NYC Mayor Adams proposes new tax on second homes worth over $5 million, while Bernie Sanders attacks billionaires' wealth growth, sparking debate on socialist messaging in Democratic primaries
7 (35:01) **Gavin Newsom's East Coast Problem** - Polling shows Newsom's favorability collapses when voters learn about California's homelessness, fires, and fraud issues, with East Coast perceptions "stuck like Velcro" to him

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Show Notes

Patrick Bet-David and the Home Team break down Trump’s controversial Saudi nuclear deal, LeBron James joining the Philadelphia 76ers, and the latest investigation involving Biden and China. They also discuss the Iran war, Trump’s sweeping tariffs, Truth Social’s market-moving plan, and more.

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