21 AUG 2025: Spy vs. Spy: Trump & Biden Intel Chiefs Face off // Dems in Disarray, but Socialism Is the Fix (They Say) // Global News: Russia Backpedals, China Hacks, North Korea Bombs, Venezuela Worries
The Wright Report
Bryan Dean Wright
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🗓️ 21 August 2025
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, as he dives into today's top stories shaping America and the world. In this episode of The Wright Report, we cover a spy war in Washington DC, the Democratic Party's collapse in registration and identity, and urgent global updates from Russia, China, North Korea, and Venezuela.
From Tulsi Gabbard stripping clearances from top intel veterans to Democrats embracing socialism and Trump sending warships toward Venezuela, today's brief gives you the facts behind the headlines shaping America's future.
Battle of the Spies in Washington:
Trump's Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, revoked the clearances of 37 current and former intel officers, including Obama-era staff tied to the discredited Trump-Russia ICA and Steele Dossier. Gabbard warned, "Having a clearance is a privilege — not a right." Biden's former CIA Director William Burns fired back, calling it a "retribution campaign" and accusing Trump of acting like an autocrat. Bryan reminds listeners that Burns once visited Jeffrey Epstein's home for "career advice," raising questions about credibility.
Democratic Party in Decline:
The New York Times reports Democratic voter registration is collapsing nationwide, especially among Hispanics, men, and voters under 45. Analyst Michael Pruser admitted, "There seems to be no end to this… month after month, year after year." Party leaders split over solutions, with some warning of "Trump's quest for a personal dictatorship" while Obama's Ben Rhodes insists socialism is "the future of the party." Bryan reflects on why he left the Democrats, citing Marxism, anti-American policies, and race radicalism.
Global Updates — Russia, China, North Korea, Venezuela:
Putin backtracks on security guarantees for Ukraine, demanding veto power for Moscow and Beijing, while Trump's VP JD Vance insists, "Europeans are going to have to take the lion's share of the burden." Microsoft cuts back cyber cooperation with China after Beijing abused early warnings, leading Bryan to quip, "Xiè xiè… that's Chinese for thank you, you stupid Americans at Microsoft." New intel reveals a North Korean base near China housing up to nine ICBMs capable of striking the U.S., and Trump orders destroyers, Marines, submarines, and surveillance aircraft into Venezuelan waters to confront Nicolás Maduro's "narco-terror cartel."
"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32
Keywords: Tulsi Gabbard revokes clearances, William Burns Trump fascist claim, Obama Trump-Russia ICA Steele Dossier, Democratic Party voter registration collapse, Ben Rhodes socialism future, Trump Putin Ukraine peace talks, JD Vance Ukraine burden sharing, Microsoft China cyber hacks, Bill Gates China spies, North Korea secret ICBM base, Trump Venezuela destroyers Marines, Nicolás Maduro narco-terror cartel
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| 0:00.0 | It's August 21st. I'm Brian Dean Wright, former CIA operations officer, and this is The Wright Report. |
| 0:09.0 | A good day to you, ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to The Right Report, your daily news podcast. |
| 0:22.4 | I've got three briefs for you this morning that are shaping America and the world. |
| 0:27.5 | First up, it is a Battle of the Spies this morning with President Trump's spy chief, |
| 0:31.8 | facing off with Joe Biden's old CIA director, William Burns. |
| 0:35.1 | That Democrat is saying, folks, we live in an autocratic fascist |
| 0:38.7 | state. Well, that sounds scary, but are we? We'll talk about that. Second, and speaking of Democrats, |
| 0:45.1 | that party is quite upset this morning because they are in a state of decline. That's according to |
| 0:49.8 | the New York Times. They're confirming that registration for that party is collapsing. And maybe that's |
| 0:55.5 | because Barack Obama's team is saying this morning that socialism is the future of the party. |
| 1:00.6 | Maybe there's a connection. We'll unpack it. Third, we go around the world this morning for global |
| 1:04.9 | updates. Starting with bad news from Russia, they are backtracking on the peace talks. Then we stopped |
| 1:09.8 | by China this morning to understand |
| 1:11.3 | why they are so very grateful that Bill Gates of Microsoft is not very smart. Also, we've got some new |
| 1:17.8 | intel on a secret North Korean military base. Not good news there. Finally, we will cover an update |
| 1:22.5 | this morning on the deployment of U.S. forces to the waters of Venezuela. We got some great |
| 1:27.3 | questions on that from listeners. I've got some of Venezuela. We got some great questions on that |
| 1:28.0 | from listeners. I've got some new intel. But before we get to Caracas, let's get to our top |
| 1:32.2 | domestic stories of the morning. It is a battle of the spies in D.C., ladies and gentlemen, |
| 1:37.1 | between the Trump administration's intel leadership and those of the Obama and Biden era. |
| 1:42.3 | New accusations and counter accusations flared up beginning on Tuesday, as Reuters' news |
| 1:47.3 | service report, the Trump's director of national intel Tulsa Gabbard, she revoked the |
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