Major Fauci Ouchie - July 28, 2026

**Donald Trump** (0:00)
Has just been not good.

**SPEAKER_2** (0:02)
I'm so upset, my God.

**Cenk Uygur** (0:05)
God.
Well, The Young Turks, Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian with you guys, good to be back. So huge day ahead for you guys. So we've got interesting developments in the Dr. Fauci story. I know a little bit random, but I was surprised by some of the things we found out. We'll get to that in a little bit. I think one of the most important elections is right around the corner, and that's Abdul Saeed versus Haley Stevens in Michigan. That's for the Senate seat. Who will win that Senate seat, Israel or America? That's on the line, obviously. And then we've got updates on the Ukraine War and the disaster unfolding inside the Democratic Party. So a lot to get to. And then after the show, Operation Joy, I went to the Galapagos Islands, which I considered to be sacred ground. And I'm going to show you some of the pictures and some of the mating rituals.
So stay around for that at 8 o'clock Eastern. And then of course, tonight, for the members, we have old school.

**Ana Kasparian** (1:10)
Wild animals be having fun with their mating adventures.

**Cenk Uygur** (1:12)
They do, they have these intricate dances and we caught it on tape and it's awesome.
So all right, so we have a lot to get to. Okay, so but of course, most importantly, war. So let's start here.

**SPEAKER_5** (1:26)
Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, the pair are expected to discuss the war in Iran and the next steps forward in this conflict. We know the New York Post reports that Netanyahu will share intelligence with the president about Pickaxe Mountain next to the Natanz nuclear facility.

**Donald Trump** (1:43)
Well, I don't need BB to tell me that. BB is telling me that because he wants me to stay involved. I mean, I don't necessarily, we have the finest because of Space Force, we have the greatest cameras in the world focused, we know exactly what's going on.

**Cenk Uygur** (1:58)
Fascinating developments, both Benjamin Netanyahu and Zelensky are in town. They're both arguing for more war and now potentially emerged war.
Ukraine war and the Iran war coming together in an unexpected way. And of course, if BB is in town, you're always gonna get arguments for more and more war. Trump seems a little bitter about it. Is it real? Well, let's find out, Ana.

**Ana Kasparian** (2:21)
Well, look, let's begin with Trump's meeting with Netanyahu in the White House. This is now the eighth meeting that Trump has had with Netanyahu.
And as you saw in that video, Trump does seem irritated by the constant pressure that is placed on him by the Israelis, by Netanyahu, to continue being involved in a war that has turned into a quagmire. Of course, this is the war against Iran. And I think it is worth listening to what Trump had to say in fuller context. Now, take it with a great assault because Trump is a liar, but sometimes he has these moments of clarity, sometimes he's a little candid. And I do think he sounds genuinely annoyed with Netanyahu in this clip. Take a look.

**SPEAKER_2** (3:04)
There are reports now that Netanyahu is going to talk to you about ongoing excavation at Pickaxe Mountain. Construction vehicles entering and exiting tunnels, paving new access roads. Satellite imagery and intel indicates that Iran is actively constructing and fortifying Pickaxe Mountain. How will we respond?

**Donald Trump** (3:26)
Well, I don't need Bibi to tell me that. Bibi is telling me that cuz he wants me to stay involved. I mean, I don't necessarily, we have the finest because of Space Force, we have the greatest cameras in the world focused on. We know exactly what's going on.
But no, I heard Bibi announce that, I said, why don't you just tell it to me? Why do you have to announce it to the world? I know exactly what's going on at Pickaxe, it's not a big problem. We took out their nuclear sites and we'll have to take out Pickaxe if we don't make a deal. If we don't make a deal, we'll take it out very easily.

**Ana Kasparian** (3:57)
Now, as I shared with you all this week, the Trump administration has listened to some of the advisors within the White House who have been urging Trump to put a pause on the bombings because of the fact that the United States is running low on interceptor missiles. So what's interesting here is that some might think is this really an end to the war, at least the kinetic action that's taking place? I personally don't think that is what is something that we can look forward to. I think the war will continue. In fact, Trump told Axios, he is still considering resuming a large scale military campaign if negotiations fail. Such a move would likely include a joint military campaign with Israel similar to Operation Epic Fury at the outset of the war. However, Netanyahu's visit does come several days after Trump paused US strikes on Iran and announced that his envoys are trying again to negotiate some sort of peace deal or a new MOU potentially.