{"id":166241,"date":"2026-01-04T10:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166241"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:13:22","slug":"decoding-the-trump-doctrine-1-4-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166241","title":{"rendered":"Decoding The Trump Doctrine (1-4-26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LEw3yvdGTrM?si=D3jkKxEm-PM3V6NX\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Click to play at 01:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#60\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"60\">01:00<\/a> Why am I always late these days?<br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 06:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#360\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"360\">06:00<\/a> My \u2018Smartest Man In The Room\u2019 Delusion, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166183\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166183<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 14:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#840\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"840\">14:00<\/a> Will The US Run Venezuela?, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166192\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166192<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 18:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1080\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1080\">18:00<\/a> Paul Warburg: The U.S. Attack on Venezuela is Worse Than You Think, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nzOujqUURXY\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nzOujqUURXY<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 29:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1740\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1740\">29:00<\/a> Nine reasons that taking out Maduro is good for America, <a href=\"https:\/\/amgreatness.com\/2026\/01\/04\/nine-reasons-why-trumps-venezuela-operation-is-great-for-america\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/amgreatness.com\/2026\/01\/04\/nine-reasons-why-trumps-venezuela-operation-is-great-for-america\/<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 32:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#1920\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"1920\">32:00<\/a> WSJ: What\u2019s Next For Venezuela?, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166202\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166202<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 37:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#2250\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"2250\">37:30<\/a> Commentary magazine: Emergency Podcast: Venezuela, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M0dc1d6sKE8\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M0dc1d6sKE8<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 54:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#3240\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"3240\">54:00<\/a> DM: MARK HALPERIN reveals what&#8217;s REALLY behind Trump&#8217;s toppling of Venezuela&#8217;s Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/debate\/article-15431505\/MARK-HALPERIN-Trump-Nicolas-Maduro.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/debate\/article-15431505\/MARK-HALPERIN-Trump-Nicolas-Maduro.html<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 56:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#3360\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"3360\">56:00<\/a> TACO \u2013 Trump Always Chickens Out, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166229\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166229<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 59:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#3540\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"3540\">59:00<\/a> Michael joins to talk about the USA running Venezuela <br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:11:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#4290\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"4290\">1:11:30<\/a> Mark Halperin Roots For America, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166164\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166164<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:17:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#4620\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"4620\">1:17:00<\/a> Dooovid joins, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RebDoooovid\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/x.com\/RebDoooovid<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:48:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#6480\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"6480\">1:48:00<\/a> Trump\u2019s 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) Seems More Important Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166231\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166231<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:49:20\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#6560\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"6560\">1:49:20<\/a> This Trump Administration Seems More United Than The First One, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166226\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166226<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 1:52:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#6720\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"6720\">1:52:00<\/a> Why Did Trump Topple Maduro?, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166156\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166156<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:22:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#8520\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"8520\">2:22:00<\/a> Will 2026 break the left? <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166150\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166150<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:26:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#8760\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"8760\">2:26:00<\/a> What Is The Trump Doctrine?, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166148\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166148<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:33:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9180\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9180\">2:33:00<\/a> Will Iran&#8217;s Regime Survive? <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166174\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166174<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:37:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9420\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9420\">2:37:00<\/a> The Top Ten Stories The MSM Played Down For Fear Of Helping Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166138\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166138<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:42:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9720\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9720\">2:42:00<\/a> The MSM Hates That The Minnesota Somali Fraud Scandal Helps Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166133\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166133<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:46:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#9960\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"9960\">2:46:00<\/a> Nick Shirley: I Investigated Minnesota\u2019s Billion Dollar Fraud Scandal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r8AulCA1aOQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r8AulCA1aOQ<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:51:30\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10290\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10290\">2:51:30<\/a> What Does Trump\u2019s Venezuela Operation Mean For Greenland?, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166196\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166196<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:53:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10380\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10380\">2:53:00<\/a> WSJ: Iran\u2019s Calculations Are Scrambled by U.S. Raid in Caracas, <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166198\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=166198<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Click to play at 2:56:00\" class=\"ln-clickable-timestamp\" href=\"#10560\" data-action=\"episode-seek-audio\" data-timestamp=\"10560\">2:56:00<\/a> Back To Iran, Gaza Reborn, &amp; A Happy New Year | The Tim Dillon Show, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7gtmUwXS6cA\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7gtmUwXS6cA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>01:00 Why am I always late these days?06:00 My \u2018Smartest 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