Mehdi Hasan Debates: Iran War, Qatar's Dark Money & Racism In America | PBD Interview
6/4/20262 hr 30 min
Mehdi Hasan joins Patrick Bet-David for a no-holds-barred debate on Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Iran, Gaza and the future of American power.
From the Iran war and Gulf strikes to “socialist capitalism” and U.S. empire, this is one of the most explosive political conversations ever recorded in the PBD studio.
Mehdi and PBD go deep on whether Trump got played by Netanyahu, if America is acting as Israel’s muscle in the Middle East, and how MAGA, Democrats and the media are all reacting to the wars.
They clash over Gaza, the Gulf states, “greater Israel,” racism in the UK vs the US, and whether Trump is actually an anti-war president or just another hawk in disguise.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:01
Did you ever think you would make it? I still don't sleep, I could taste sweet victory. Whoa. I know this life ain't for me Adam, what's your point? Bet David The future looks bright. Bet David My handshake is better than anything I ever signed, right here.
Patrick Bet-David· Host0:16
You are a one of one?
Mehdi Hasan· Guest0:19
My son drives that.
Speaker 30:20
I don't think I've ever said this before.
Patrick Bet-David· Host0:21
[laughs] We have a special guest in the house, one of the biggest MAGA, uh, spokesperson out there in the world. Hardcore, hardcore MAGA. [laughs] Now a capitalist. He runs a very successful business now after leaving MSNBC. He's crushing it. Uh, but it's great to have you on the podcast today, Mehdi Hasan.
Mehdi Hasan· Guest0:42
Thank you very much. Thanks for having me.
Patrick Bet-David· Host0:43
Yes, of course. Of course. And y- you know, obviously I've been watching you for many years and, uh, we reached out, we said, "Let's invite him on board." And then Rob said, "Mehdi said yes." I said, "This is great."
Mehdi Hasan· Guest0:53
It took a long time to get to yes, but I'm here.
Patrick Bet-David· Host0:55
Yes. So what took, what took such, such a long time?
Mehdi Hasan· Guest0:57
I don't know.
Patrick Bet-David· Host0:57
What were you worried about? Were you afraid- I don't know.
Mehdi Hasan· Guest0:59
We'll find out today ...
Patrick Bet-David· Host1:00
of sitting with a capitalist? Is it like- No ... this guy's gonna be...
Mehdi Hasan· Guest1:03
I don't know. I've seen your show. It's an entertaining show. I know it's a very different format today. Uh, I don't know. I'm genuinely... I'm, I'm intrigued as to what we're gonna talk about today.
Patrick Bet-David· Host1:11
And I'm genuinely interested in learning your story.
Mehdi Hasan· Guest1:13
Okay.
Patrick Bet-David· Host1:14
So tell me your story, your background.
Mehdi Hasan· Guest1:15
My background is, if the accent didn't give it away, I'm a British American.
Patrick Bet-David· Host1:20
Yes.
Mehdi Hasan· Guest1:20
I'm a dual national, British American citizen. A citizen of both great countries. Born and raised in the UK. My parents, immigrants from India, moved to the UK in the '60s.
Patrick Bet-David· Host1:29
What part