Badlands Daily: August 26, 2025 – Trump’s Student Deal, Flag Burning Debate, and Fed Shake-Up

CannCon and Ghost tackle a fiery Tuesday news cycle starting with Trump’s floated proposal to allow 600,000 Chinese students into U.S. universities as part of trade talks, raising sharp questions about national security and American opportunity. They dive into Trump’s executive order on flag burning, breaking down the Supreme Court precedent, media spin, and the fine line between protest and incitement. From there, the hosts expose manipulated crime data in D.C., celebrate the city’s rapid cleanup under Trump’s watch, and analyze new subpoenas in the Epstein investigation. The conversation heats up further with Trump’s removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud, the Proud Boys’ Jeremy Bertino recanting testimony, and the GOP’s failure to punish Texas Democrats for breaking quorum. Ghost then takes listeners global with updates on South Korea’s surprising pivot, Venezuela’s cartel standoff, and Israel’s land grabs targeting the Greek Orthodox Church. A jam-packed episode connecting corruption, geopolitics, and cultural battles.