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Boris Johnson on U.K. Grooming Gangs and ‘Performative Buffoonery’

Plus: Why Johnson is optimistic for a second Trump term.

Jamie Weinstein is joined by former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to discuss his relationship with Donald Trump, the U.K. “grooming gangs,” and his new book, Unleashed.

The Agenda:
—Jeremy Vine: My Boris Johnson Story
—Comparing Reagan and Trump
—Johnson’s relationship with Trump
—Elon Musk and the U.K.
The U.K. grooming gangs
—“Superpower of soft power”
Johnson’s alleged deal with Ukraine and Russia
—Putin and Zelensky
—Johnson on Queen Elizabeth II
—Leaders Johnson admires

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Jamie Weinstein is the host of Monday’s episode of The Dispatch Podcast, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining The Dispatch, he was the host of The Jamie Weinstein Show. He has previously written for Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, and National Review, among other publications, and has appeared as a commentator on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and HBO’s “Real Time w/ Bill Maher.” When Jamie is not hosting, he is spending time with his wife and three rambunctious boys or working on his many entrepreneurial pursuits.

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