The Pope, Pulp Fiction & Wild Presidential Claims
4/24/202634 min
In this Trawl, we're heading Stateside because, frankly, you can’t look away.
From Pentagon prayer sessions to a defence secretary apparently quoting Pulp Fiction as scripture, Marina Purkiss and Jemma Forte try (and fail) to make sense of the latest chaos unfolding in US politics. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is back making sweeping claims about Iran, the Pope, and global diplomacy many of which don’t quite stand up to scrutiny.
As tensions escalate around the Strait of Hormuz, questions swirl about what’s really going on behind the scenes and who, if anyone, is actually in control.
Plus: MAGA vs the Pope, market-moving statements, political hypocrisy, and one truly unhinged news cycle.
Confused? So are we. Let’s trawl through it together.
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Jemma Forte· Host0:48
Here we go, trawlers. Off to the States. I know. We've gotta do it.
Donald Trump· Soundbite0:56
Uh, I'm not fighting with him. The Pope made a statement. He says Iran can have a nuclear weapon. I say Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
Jemma Forte· Host1:04
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to The Trawl, where we come together for our once, twice, sometimes thrice, weekly group therapy session to cope with the bin fire of domestic and geopolitical news. I'm Gem Forte.
Marina Purkiss· Host1:28
And I'm Marina Purkiss,