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The Jim Acosta Show

Congressman Eric Swalwell on Trump/Putin Love-Fest and Iowa's rising democratic star and Senate candidate Josh Turek

The Jim Acosta Show

Jim Acosta

Politics, News

4.9634 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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0:00.0

To the Jim Acosta show, it's just another day that ends in why and Trump's assault on democracy in America in addition to his invasion of Washington, D.C., to distract from Epstein Gate, he is meeting with Russian war criminal.

0:18.6

I mean, leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska right now.

0:21.5

That's right.

0:22.5

He's invited Putin a war criminal to American soil.

0:26.3

And get this, according to the New York Times,

0:28.4

the two world leaders stepped off of their planes

0:31.8

almost simultaneously at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson

0:36.2

and Anchorage at about 11.09 a.m. local time.

0:41.3

And get this part. Trump really did roll out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin.

0:45.8

I don't know if we can show any of this video. I think we have some of it ready to go.

0:49.3

But he really did roll out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin.

0:52.7

This is according to New York Times, Trump, in terms of what he did for Vladimir Putin. This is according to the New York Times,

1:01.0

Trump, in terms of what he did for Vladimir Putin, a military flyover, a red carpet, a presidential handshake, a private ride with Trump in the presidential limousine. Trump applauded Vladimir Putin

1:07.2

as he approached on the red carpet, gives a whole new meaning to the expression

1:12.8

drill baby drill. Meanwhile, it's Ukraine that is getting screwed right now. President

1:17.5

Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine put out a videotaped statement on social media, pointing

1:22.4

out that Russia military strikes are still going on inside Ukraine.

1:31.1

And so I'll talk about all of that in just a few moments with Congressman Eric Swalwell.

1:34.4

But first, I want to take a look at the future of the Democratic Party. And that might be this person right here, Josh Turich, who is running for the Senate in Iowa

1:40.2

against Joni Ernst.

1:41.8

That's going to be no small task, Josh. And you have an amazing personal

1:47.8

story. I guess, first of all, thanks for coming on the program. Yeah. And I guess I do want to show the

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