Patrick Bet-David, Jeff Snider, and Brandon Aceto are joined by the Hoover Institute's John Cochrane as they cover the UAE exiting OPEC and global oil implications, Trump’s currency swap hint with the UAE and meeting with King Charles III, debate over the U.S. leaving NATO, Trump rejecting an Iran peace deal, Elon Musk on AI and robots fixing the U.S. deficit and his clash with Sam Altman in the OpenAI lawsuit, and California’s billionaire tax ballot measure. ------ 🦁 THE VAULT 2026: AUG 31ST TO SEPT 1ST: https://bit.ly/4mZdLhD ✍️ JOHN COCHRANE'S SUBSTACK: https://bit.ly/3P4CbcZ 📺 JOHN COCHRANE'S "GOODFELLOWS" VIDEO SERIES: https://bit.ly/3P4Cftf 📺 JEFF SNIDER'S EURODOLLAR UNIVERSITY: https://bit.ly/4i5uz3W Ⓜ️ MINNECT WITH JEFF SNIDER: https://bit.ly/4c27s9x Ⓜ️ MINNECT WITH BRANDON ACETO: https://bit.ly/4anHnR3 🦁 SPONSOR THE VAULT 2026: https://bit.ly/4mFBPpw Ⓜ️ CONNECT ON MINNECT: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4kSVkso Ⓜ️ PBD PODCAST CIRCLES: https://bit.ly/4mAWQAP 👔 BET-DAVID CONSULTING: https://bit.ly/4lzQph2 🥃 BOARDROOM CIGAR LOUNGE: https://bit.ly/4pzLEXj 🇰 KALSHI: ⁠http://kalshi.com/pbd⁠ 💬 TEXT US: Text “PODCAST” to 310-340-1132 to get the latest updates in real-time! TIME STAMPS: 00:00 - Show Intro 01:04 - Topics on today's podcast. 07:27 - 🦁 THE VAULT 2026: AUG 31ST TO SEPT 1ST: https://bit.ly/4mZdLhD 09:19 - UAE quits OPEC 18:50 - Trump hints at currency swap with UAE. 23:26 - Should the U.S. leave NATO? 37:55 - Trump welcomes King Charles. 47:03 - Trump declines Iran peace deal. 1:16:56 - Tariffs refunds increase deficit by $1.1 trillion. 1:26:02 - Musk warns robots & AI could end U.S. deficit. 1:35:55 - Musk vs Altman in OpenAI lawsuit. 1:42:26 - California billionaire tax makes the ballot. 1:50:39 - Kimmel under fire over widow joke. SUBSCRIBE TO: @VALUETAINMENT @ValuetainmentComedy @theunusualsuspectspodcast @HerTakePod @bizdocpodcast ABOUT US: Patrick Bet-David is the founder and CEO of Valuetainment Media. He is the author of the #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller “Your Next Five Moves” (Simon & Schuster) and a father of 2 boys and 2 girls. He currently resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.