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Feb 2025
2h 17m

Mike Benz Takes Us Down the USAID Rabbit...

Tucker Carlson Network
About this episode

Mike Benz: “USAID is effectively a rent-a-riot operation. That raises questions about the Black Lives Matter protests.”


(00:00) The USAID Rabbit Hole Runs Deep

(05:29) Trump Is Performing Open Heart Surgery on the Country

(09:50) Is USAID Truly a Humanitarian Operation?

(19:41) What Is the Point of Funding Transgender Surgeries in Foreign Countries?

(27:13) How USAID Secretly Organizes Riots Around the World

(50:23) Is The Blob a Necessary Evil?

(57:24) Joe Biden and USAID’s Role in Social Media Censorship


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