E127: Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in conversation with the Besties
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Podcast Notes Foreign Policy: Ukraine / Russia Robert F. Kennedy Jr. initially supported humanitarian aid to Ukraine, but became suspicious of the mission’s intent.Believes that the US decision-making has been about maximizing the violence of the war and rejecting opportunities to settle the conflict.RFK Jr. believes the Neocons in the White House want regime change in Russia and aim to exhaust and degrade Russian forces.
“And President Biden acknowledged that one of his objectives in the war is regime change in Russia, removing Vladimir Putin.” – Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Over 300,000 Ukrainian deaths in the most violent conflict since World War II2014 U.S. involvement in Ukraine disagreement led to the overthrow of the democratically elected government, prompting Russia’s invasion of CrimeaDiscusses the Minsk Accords (2014) plan for making Donbas an autonomous region within Ukraine and preventing Ukraine’s entry into NATOAs President, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would aim to negotiate a ceasefire and settle the warDiscusses his uncle, John F. Kennedy’s approach to foreign policy and war
“The principal job of a president of the United States is to keep the nation out of war.” – John F. Kennedy“We’re all on an arc. And we need to understand each other’s motives and not just vilify each other.” – John F. Kennedy
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(0:00) Bestie intros!
(0:49) Jason and Sacks intro Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
(3:46) Foreign policy: Ukraine / Russia
(17:17) Foreign policy: Taiwan / China
(18:57) Government spending: Fiscal responsibility, where to cut budget, debt ceiling
(33:22) US Govt Intelligence Agencies: "Deep State," increasing accountability, "agency capture"
(46:04) COVID: mishandling, more "agency capture," vaccine policy
(55:10) Broader thoughts on vaccines in general
(1:05:54) Energy policy: thoughts on nuclear
(1:15:29) Culture wars: trans issues, CRT in schools, public vs charter schools
(1:23:09) Media: declining trust, misaligned incentives, conflict of interest with large advertisers
(1:30:07) Mainstream media coverage, ABC News debacle, evolving with new information, money in politics
(1:40:37) The Besties do a post-interview debrief
(1:57:30) Announcing All-In Summit 2023!
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