Unlimited Money, Influence and a Partnership Soaked in Corruption, David Cay Johnston 12/30/25

As Elon Musk checked out of DOGE and left government service, he promised he would be starting his own political party: the America party.
Now, it appears he is back in the fickle embrace of MAGA… and it’s no accident. According to the Washington Post, Vice President JD Vance spent much of the summer and fall working to bring Musk back into the good graces of Donald Trump.
Despite disagreements on the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” and the Epstein files, Musk really wanted his associate Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. After Trump pulled the nomination, Vance reportedly paved the way for Isaacman to be re-nominated and then confirmed. The Trump-Musk truce is in place, but for how long?

We welcome Pulitzer Prize winning author and investigative journalist David Cay Johnston to the show to talk politics.

It’s Tech Tuesday on The Mark Thompson Show. Jefferson Graham will swing by to talk gadgets.

The Mark Thompson Show
12/30/25

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Prof. David Cay Johnston at RIT, Pulitzer Prize winning Author & Investigative Journalist https://bsky.app/profile/davidcayjohn...
Jefferson Graham    / @photowalkstv  


The Rundown-

0:00 Welcome
2:07 Trump buys millions in Boeing bonds while awarding it contracts
10:07 Brigitte Bardot
17:07 Kennedy Center marble armrests
27:14 Trump CAUGHT on HOT MIC
34:22 Canada & The Economic Reality
41:54 truce between Trump and Musk
54:56 David Cay Johnston
1:37:15 Kims News
1:47:23 Jefferson Graham


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