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The Great America Show

Thursday News Update: May 28, 2026

The Great America Show

Fawcett Strategies

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

John breaks down the news of the day, including a potential 60-day ceasefire extension that awaits President Trump's approval,  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant's confirmation of plans to print a $250 bill featuring Trump's portrait, pending congressional approval, and the arrest of a former CIA official involved in a massive theft of public funds. 

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0:00.0

Hello everybody. I'm John Fawson with this Great America Show Midday Update for Thursday May 28th.

0:04.5

Happy Thursday, folks. The U.S. and Iran have reportedly reached an agreement on a 60-day

0:09.8

ceasefire extension, of course pending President Trump's approval. As the world watches on

0:15.0

worrying as new clashes between the U.S. and Iran threatened to shatter a failed truce in place,

0:20.2

hopeful report out today suggests that progress is being made in the negotiations.

0:26.6

Axios first reporting that the U.S. and Iran negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day

0:31.2

memorandum of understanding that would extend the current ceasefire and launch negotiations

0:36.1

on Iran's nuclear program.

0:38.8

The deal reportedly needs President Trump's final approval, according to these sources.

0:43.3

The signing of the MOU would be the most significant diplomatic breakthrough since the war started,

0:48.4

but a final agreement that tackles President Trump's nuclear demands would still require further intensive negotiations.

0:55.3

That is yet to be seen. The terms of the dealer mostly agreed upon, but still need approval

0:59.6

from senior leadership on both sides. And as I said, of course, the final determination lands on

1:04.9

President Trump and just how much he wants to tolerate after what we saw last night with Iran launching

1:10.6

missiles at Kuwait.

1:12.3

So Iran hasn't kept up on their side of the ceasefire.

1:15.6

So it's going to be a dicey situation just on how much President Trump wants to put up with

1:21.2

Treasury Secretary Scott Besson.

1:23.3

He was the White House press secretary this afternoon telling reporters that the Treasury Department

1:28.2

is in fact making preparations to begin printing $250 bills with President Trump's face on them,

1:35.2

of course pending approval from Congress. Now this comes after the Washington Post claimed

1:39.9

the Trump administration is pressuring officials at the Treasury Bureau of engraving and printing a design of a $250 bill

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