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Iran Rejects US Peace Terms as Trump Warns Clock is Ticking

Impact Theory · Trump Under Scrutiny For Insider Trading, Cryptic Alien Memes , Thomas Massie & Lone Star Ticks | Tom Bilyeu Show Live · May 18, 2026
Iran Rejects US Peace Terms as Trump Warns Clock is Ticking
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Trump Under Scrutiny For Insider Trading, Cryptic Alien Memes , Thomas Massie & Lone Star Ticks | Tom Bilyeu Show Live
"For Iran, the clock is ticking and they better get moving fast or there won't be anything left of them. Time is of the essence."
President Trump issued a stark warning to Iran after they rejected US conditions for ending the Strait of Hormuz blockade. Both sides are negotiating through 16 paragraphs of demands with multiple hard stops on each side. Trump appears backed into a corner with no graceful exit as elevated gas prices threaten his political standing ahead of midterms.

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On this episode of the Tom Bui Show Live, host Tom Bui and co-host Drew broadcast from London following their attendance at a Tommy Robinson rally in the UK. The most explosive revelation of the episode centered on President Trump's extraordinary trading activity: newly disclosed ethics filings show Trump made over 3,700 stock trades in just the first quarter of 2026, triggering mandatory disclosures and raising serious insider trading concerns. The trades included companies directly affected by his policies, such as Nvidia, which he purchased up to $1 million worth of stock in just one week before the Commerce Department approved chip sales to China. Bui argued passionately that all politicians should be barred from active stock trading and restricted to blind trusts or index funds. The episode also covered escalating tensions with Iran as Trump warned that time is running out for Tehran to accept US peace terms, with the Strait of Hormuz blockade threatening to drive gas prices to $7 by the midterms. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced major audits of banks that facilitated fraud in Minnesota programs, signaling a shift toward targeting financial institutions rather than individual fraudsters. Bui devoted significant time to discussing immigration tensions in the UK after attending the Tommy Robinson rally, which he described as massive and peaceful, though deeply divisive. He warned that ignoring these tensions will lead to violent cultural collisions similar to the Israel-Palestine conflict. The show also explored conspiracy theories around alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne illness causing red meat allergies that has exploded from 12 cases in 2009 to an estimated 450,000 in 2023, with some speculating about intentional release after a WEF spokesperson previously discussed the utility of such a condition. Throughout, Bui emphasized transparency, accountability, and the need to confront uncomfortable truths rather than dismiss them as racism or conspiracy.

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