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Ep. 2421 - Obama’s Back And He’s Taking Control

Ben Shapiro Show · 7 May 2026 · 5 Egleze moments

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Published: 7 May 2026
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Shapiro Claims Obama Building Radical Foreign Policy Team for 2028 Presidential Race

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According to Axios, There is a new influential foreign policy group to help potential 2028 presidential candidates and bring together national security specialists who could staff the next Democratic administration. It's called National Security Action. It was founded by Ben Rhodes, who was the chief foreign policy advisor... and Jake Sullivan... they've now picked a person named Maher Bitar, who has worked for Democrats and on Capitol Hill and in the White House, to lead the group going into the 2028 primary season.

Shapiro reveals that Obama administration veterans Ben Rhodes and Jake Sullivan have formed National Security Action to staff the next Democratic administration, appointing Maher Bitar to lead it. Shapiro claims Bitar was a leader of Students for Justice in Palestine and worked at the Hamas-linked UN Relief and Works Agency, arguing this represents Obama's radical foreign policy apparatus reactivating for 2028.

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Shapiro Alleges Obama Foundation Funneled Millions to Anti-Israel Progressive Groups

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Back in 2025, In September, there was a report that millions of dollars sent to Obama's foundation has ended up being donated to a progressive fund supporting anti-Israel groups. Donations to the Obama Foundation that were originally supposed to fund his museum, $2 million, were instead sent to the Tides Foundation, a radical left-wing group that funnels money to the most radical leftist groups.

Shapiro claims $2 million in donations intended for Obama's presidential museum were redirected to the Tides Foundation, which he describes as a radical group funding anti-Israel organizations. This allegation suggests Obama is actively funding progressive activism through his foundation rather than simply building a museum.

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Tucker Carlson Now Advocates Iran Should Have Nuclear Weapons to Counter Israel

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The mutually assured destruction principle, which as ugly as it sounds, is real. It's absolutely real. What you don't want is a nation that feels no constraints whatsoever, that feels it can do whatever it wants... you could still make the case on a pragmatic basis that, look at the effects, look at the effects, they are less bad than this.

In a dramatic shift from his 2017 position warning about Islamic terrorism, Tucker Carlson now argues Iran should be allowed to develop nuclear weapons as a counterbalance to what he implies is Israeli unconstrained power. Shapiro presents this as evidence of the 'new left' or 'woke right' aligning with Obama's third-worldist foreign policy views.

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California Awarded $41 Million in Federal Funds to CAIR Despite DOJ Investigation

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According to a brand new report from Ryan Thorpe and Chris Rufo over at City Journal, in the last 5 years, the California Department of Social Services has rubber-stamped at least $41 million in funding to the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Those federal dollars are flowing into CARE California's coffers even after it was the target of a recent DOJ investigation.

A new City Journal investigation reveals California directed $41 million in federal funds to CAIR over five years, including a $23 million grant in September 2025, despite an ongoing DOJ investigation. Shapiro notes CAIR was founded by individuals with alleged Hamas links, making the funding particularly controversial.

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Los Angeles Mayoral Candidates Bass and Raman Refuse to Rule Out Non-Citizen Voting

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Non-citizens, should they be allowed to vote in local elections? Is this a yes or no? Mr. Pratt? No. Mayor Bass? It depends. It's not a yes or no. Depends on what? Well, first of all, when you say non-citizens, it doesn't mean they're here illegal. It doesn't mean they're undocumented. They could have green cards, they could be here perfectly legal.

In a Los Angeles mayoral debate, both incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman declined to give a yes or no answer when asked if non-citizens should vote in local elections, while challenger Spencer Pratt said no. Bass argued the question depends on the type of non-citizen and cited other jurisdictions allowing it.

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