Episode 1225 • • 17:44 - 21:00
1225: Toilet Preppers
Trump Confrontation with Yamiche Alcindor and Pandemic Unit Reorganization
President Trump criticized PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor for a "nasty question" regarding the 2018 reorganization of the National Security Council's pandemic unit. The administration clarified that the unit was not simply eliminated but was integrated into a chemical and biological weapons team under then-National Security Advisor John Bolton. Critics argue this move left the country ill-prepared, while supporters claim it was a strategic upgrade to the biodefense infrastructure.