25 APR 2025: Friday Roundup: Domestic News // Listener Questions About Spy Talk, War With Iran, and the Death of America - And What To Do About It

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Join Bryan Dean Wright, former CIA Operations Officer, for the Friday Roundup on The Wright Report—covering the week’s biggest stories and your top listener questions.

Another Deportation Reversal Ordered by a Judge – A Venezuelan teen deported under Trump’s Alien Enemies Act must now be returned to the U.S. after a judge ruled the Biden-era protections for minors take legal precedence.

Trump’s Five-Bucket Economic Strategy: Momentum and Warnings – Big reshoring wins with Roche investing $50B in U.S. drug manufacturing and Hyundai moving SUV production from Mexico to Alabama. Meanwhile, Walmart says it can hold prices, but warns of potential shortages.

Tariff Talks and Global Trade Realignment – 15 nations are in advanced talks with Trump’s team to reduce tariffs, including Vietnam and South Africa. U.S. tariff revenue is surging, but American importers remain unsure how much of the cost will be passed on to consumers.

Young Americans Choose Trades Over College – Gen Z is abandoning overpriced universities for skilled trades, boosting Trump’s efforts to revive the working class and address student debt.

Listener Questions: How U.S. Intelligence Really Assesses Threats – Bryan walks listeners through how intel assessments are made—and how partisan leaks and foreign influence can distort the truth, especially on hot-button topics like Iran and Venezuela.

Should We Go to War with Iran? – Bryan lays out the moral and strategic stakes of conflict, emphasizing the burden of leadership and the need for unshakable justification before risking American lives.

The Republic Is Dead? What’s Next? – Thoughtful responses to Bryan’s commentary on America’s decline include whether the nation can be saved by law and order, and how local resilience might help restore national strength.

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"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." - John 8:32​