The Daily Herold: August 26, 2025 – Chinese Students, Fed Shake-Up, and Trump’s Crypto Move

Jon Herold dives deep into a whirlwind of stories shaping the week. He dissects Trump’s surprising proposal to allow 600,000 Chinese students into U.S. universities as part of trade negotiations, raising sharp questions about national security, education reform, and America First priorities. From there, Herold examines Trump’s Pentagon strategy of taking equity stakes in defense contractors, the removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations, and fresh subpoenas in the Epstein probe. He covers new court rulings on Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballots, Trump Media’s bold leap into cryptocurrency with the Kronos token, and Judicial Watch forcing Fani Willis to release Trump-related records. The show rounds out with Trump’s cultural commentary, Dan Scavino stepping in to oversee White House hiring, and even a jab at Cracker Barrel’s logo. Packed with sharp analysis and lively commentary, this episode highlights the collision of policy, politics, and culture in Trump’s America.