What podcasts say about Ben Rosen
Every statement, with the speaker, the exact quote and the moment it was said.
What Ben Rosen has said on podcasts
22 statements · 3 positive · 18 negative · 1 neutral
The diesel deal will not lower U.S. diesel prices.
“this is not going to lower diesel prices in the United States”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 12:05
Strait of Hormuz shipping delays are driving higher diesel prices.
“the reason diesel prices are up is because of the many months, you know, logjam of getting stuff through the Strait of Hormuz”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 12:08
The energy ceasefire benefits Putin rather than stopping energy attacks.
“the energy ceasefire is not an energy ceasefire. It's a gift to Putin.”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 13:35
The arrangement makes ending the Ukraine war harder by encouraging Putin to escalate.
“this is making ending the war in Ukraine harder because Putin will now feel like, oh, I got to double down here”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 14:14
Fortifying Ukraine is necessary to end the war.
“the way to end the war is you have to fortify Ukraine”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 18:14
Weakening Ukraine will not end the war.
“It's not by saying, let's just, like, weaken the Ukrainians and that will end the war.”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 18:38
Russia is supplying intelligence and material to Iran.
“This is like Russian intelligence, Russian material flowing in.”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 19:35
Russia is receiving billions in sanctions relief despite aiding Iran against the United States.
“the country that is helping Iran defeat the United States in a war is being rewarded with billions of dollars in sanctions relief”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 19:39
Trump’s allies see substantial profit opportunities in Russia.
“There is money to be made in Russia.”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 21:53
Trump allies’ dealmaking will prolong the Ukraine war.
“by their rush to make the deals, they're just going to keep this war going”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 22:49
The Houthis may have used Claude to redirect missiles.
“they might have used Claude to figure out how to redirect missiles”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 29:54
Diplomacy is ultimately necessary to resolve the Houthi conflict.
“this is why ultimately you need diplomacy”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 32:21
Wars should not be started without plans.
“This is why you don't start wars without plans.”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 34:13
Iran’s regime is unlikely to capitulate under U.S. bombing pressure.
“These are people that fought, like, a near decade-long war, again, with Iraq”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 37:20
The BJP is restricting voting eligibility to preserve electoral dominance.
“they're beginning to think they may not be able to keep winning elections. So they have to start controlling who can and who cannot vote.”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 42:04
Privatized intelligence, warfare, and security have rapidly expanded in the DRC.
“the privatization of intelligence and warfare and— you know, security in places like the DRC has just been mushrooming for years”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 48:31
Corrupt privatized armies will fill security vacuums as peacekeeping declines.
“As the world becomes more fractured and unstable, and as we've talked about, there's less peacekeeping. In places like this, this is what's going to fill the vacuum. Just kind of totally corrupt, privatized armies, essentially.”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 49:45
More scandals likely exist within Guilfoyle’s conduct.
“there's probably, like, another 25 of these things”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 52:53
The Trump administration presents extensive opportunities for oversight of alleged grift.
“this does suggest, by the way, the target-rich environment for democratic oversight of Trump administration, grift”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 53:34
The described Silicon Valley ideology advocates strongman rule with tech elites controlling society.
“what we really need to save Western civilization from these black and brown people. is like the complete empowerment of a strong man with some tech overlords to control our lives.”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 56:33
Data centers will increasingly become military targets.
“data centers are going to become the next military target”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 1:00:46
Military, disinformation, and AI systems depend on data centers.
“militaries run on data centers. Like, disinformation campaigns run on data centers. Like... AI is obviously trained on data centers.”
Open the episode · Trump’s Dirty Diesel DealListen at 1:00:55
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