12/17/25: Unemployment Spikes, GOP Flails On Healthcare, Trump Demands Venezuelan Oil and Land

Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar

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🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Ryan and Emily discuss unemployment spiking, GOP flails on healthcare policy, Trump demands Venezuela oil.

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