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President Donald Trump held a tech summit last week where a number of notable tech CEOs and gurus—who previously were vehement opponents of Trump—met at the White House. This included former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, members of Google, and more.
It’s a quid pro quo: If major tech companies stop offshoring and start investing billions of dollars in the U.S. and create jobs, then Trump will approve their investments, productions, and use of greater energy sources.
Victor Davis Hanson breaks it all down and explains how this move is similar to what former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt did when World War II broke out on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”
“These CEOs don't like Trump. They're opposed to him ideologically, but they have one thing in common: They're patriotic.”
“Maybe, just maybe, Trump can do for the United States in these emerging, absolutely essential fields of artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, robotics, genetic engineering what FDR did in the War Production Board.”
👉He’s also the host of “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” available wherever you prefer to watch or listen. Links to the show and exclusive content are available on his website: https://victorhanson.com
Six years after his death in prison, sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continues to dominate the news.
A House committee has released a suggestive note sent to Epstein for his 50th birthday that is signed "Donald J. Trump." The White House continues to deny now President Trump wrote or signed it.
Separately, a New York Times investigation tracked Epstein's relationship to the country's leading bank, JPMorgan Chase. It concludes that the bank enabled his sex crimes, even as evidence against him piled up.
Times reporter Matt Goldstein explains.
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Hamas claims its leadership team survived the strike, but it says six people were killed, including one member of the Qatari security forces. We'll hear reaction from Israel, Qatar and the United States.
Also on the programme: There have been arson attacks and vandalism in several cities as protests escalate in Nepal despite the resignation of the prime minister; and we'll hear from Jung Chang, the author of the bestselling memoir 'Wild Swans', on the release of the sequel.
(Photo: Smoke rises after several blasts were heard in Doha, Qatar on September 9, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)
P.M. Edition for Sept. 9. The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said today that the U.S. added 911,000 fewer jobs over the 12 months that ended in March. WSJ economics reporter Justin Lahart explains what that means for the U.S. economy. Plus, new data from the Census Bureau shows that inflation erased Americans’ income gains last year. Journal economics reporter Konrad Putzier breaks down the data and discusses what that says about the economy President Trump inherited. And Israel has attacked Hamas’s leadership in Doha, Qatar. We hear from WSJ senior Middle East correspondent Summer Said about the impact this strike could have on peace negotiations. Alex Ossola hosts.
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Jason Isaac, founder and CEO of the American Energy Institute, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss how the climate cult coordinates with Democrat states to attack America First energy policies and analyze the cost an influx of climate-focused lawsuits has on American pocketbooks.
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For the first time, Israel launched an airstrike in Qatar, bombing a building in Doha that houses Hamas political leadership. Israel says the targets were complicit in planning the October 7th, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and in directing Hamas movements in the war in Gaza. We get reaction from the U.S. and the Mideast region and ask what this development might mean in the effort towards a Gaza cease-fire.
Warby Parker’s has serious AI glasses plans with Google.
Tom Gardner, Tim Beyers, and Dave Gilboa discuss:
Explaining Warby Parker’s business to a 10-year-old
Plans for those AI glasses
Capital allocation at Warby Parker
Hosts: Tom Gardner and Tim Beyers
Guest: Dave Gilboa
Engineer: Natasha Hall
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