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Mike Drop

Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, Cartels: Crenshaw’s Take on U.S. Foreign Policy Choices | Ep. 279 | Pt. 3

Mike Drop

Mike Ritland

News, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Politics

4.96.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In the final part of Episode 279 of Mike Drop, Mike Ritland and Congressman Dan Crenshaw wrap up their discussion. Crenshaw addresses federal spending, waste vs. fraud in entitlements like Social Security and Medicare, the unsustainable path of these programs, and why meaningful reform remains politically toxic. The conversation shifts to foreign policy—Ukraine aid, Israel support, deterring China over Taiwan, cartel threats, and U.S. involvement abroad—before touching on immigration enforcement, regrets, and reflections on public service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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How are you understanding me saying it's either one? Well, because that's what you're saying. I mean, it's like, you're saying like, you know, we're dealing with things like inflation. We don't want to see any money go here until inflation's gone. I don't know. Is that, that sounds like what you mean. As a principle, if we have any problems here, we shouldn't be doing anything overseas.

0:41.0

That's a principle with if we have any problems here

0:39.2

we shouldn't be doing anything overseas that's a principle that was stated right i don't understand

0:45.6

that was the principle because i asked what's behind the principle you're just like we have these

0:49.8

problems here we shouldn't be sending money overseas so the principle behind that is as long as

0:54.0

there's a problem to solve here you ignore that other thing no no no to me to me the

0:59.7

second point that I wanted to bring up is is the fraud associated with it is that

1:04.4

you know to me I'm not of the mindset that we should not help anybody not do

1:09.5

anything overseas.

1:11.3

What I do see is both here in the United States

1:14.5

and with a lot of other, you know,

1:18.0

entities that do funnel money overseas

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