BAES 145: Is Donald Trump using the Iran War for Profit?

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🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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0:00.0	Jamie Lang and Sophie Haboo have arrived on Disney Plus.
0:04.0	We're having a baby.
0:06.0	We're having a baby.
0:07.0	I've always wanted to be mom.
0:09.0	And we're bringing you on our journey through everything.
0:12.0	I have no idea what we're doing.
0:13.0	Thank you. I have more of an idea.
0:15.0	I think of it like a Tamagotchi.
0:17.0	At the end of all of this...
0:20.0	We're going to have a little baby. Raising Chelsea, a Hulu
0:23.1	original series streaming April 2nd exclusively on Disney Plus. 18 plus subscription required T's and T supply.
0:30.3	It looks like all hell is breaking loose at airports. God bless these TSA agents. These are,
0:35.3	these are American heroes. 50,000 of them have been working without pay since February 14.
0:40.5	Houston's airport is a mess. Atlanta's a mess. At 1203, President Trump told reporters he wanted a ceasefire with Iran.
0:47.1	At 1205, he declared victory. At 1207, he announced he was sending Marines. At 1208, he said, no boots on the ground.
0:52.8	At 1217, he asked for a ceasefire. At 1223, he told NATO they were the ground. At 1217, he asked for a ceasefire.
0:54.6	At 1223, he told NATO they were cowards. At 1237, he demanded Iran open Hermuz. At 1239, he said Hermuz was never closed. At 1241, he said the U.S. was not at war with Iran. At 1242, he declared victory in Iran. So far, the only thing that Americans are really going to feel is the higher gas prices.
1:09.7	Not that that's nothing.
1:10.9	Hey, maybe you can take the American Airlines bus.
1:14.4	Check out the... that Americans are really going to feel is the higher gas prices. Not that that's nothing.
1:10.9	Hey, maybe you can take the American Airlines bus.
1:14.4	Check out the American Airlines bus.
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