Trump's Midterm Election Results and Cabinet Appointments
- Donald Trump described the midterm election results, in which the Republican party lost control of the House of Representatives, as "very close to complete victory". 1m17s
- Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions and replaced him with Matt Whitaker, Sessions's former Chief of Staff. 4m10s
Matt Whitaker and World Patent Marketing
- Whitaker was an advisor for World Patent Marketing, a company that was shut down by the Federal Trade Commission for defrauding customers. 5m35s
- World Patent Marketing allegedly misfiled a patent for an inventor and left her in debt. 6m58s
- Matt Whitaker, acting Attorney General, was a paid advisor for World Patent Marketing and claims to have been unaware of any fraudulent activity. 7m46s
Trump's Cabinet and Campaign Promises
- Donald Trump made draining the swamp a signature campaign promise. 13m20s
- Trump has appointed many wealthy business people to his cabinet, many of whom could benefit from policies they oversee. 15m31s
Mick Mulvaney and the Payday Loan Industry
- Mick Mulvaney, the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has worked with the payday loan industry to block rules that would regulate them, after receiving $60,000 in campaign contributions from payday lending interests. 16m57s
Scott Pruitt and the EPA
- Scott Pruitt, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), was known for extravagant spending and questionable ethical conduct. 18m17s
- Andrew Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, replaced Pruitt as the head of the EPA. 19m12s
Scott Angelle and the Oil Industry
- The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, which released 130 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, had a devastating impact on the environment and economy. 22m22s
- The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is responsible for the safety of people and the environment. 23m59s
- Scott Angelle, a former lieutenant governor of Louisiana and oil industry advocate, was appointed to regulate the oil industry. 24m20s
- Angelle publicly shared his phone number, encouraging oil executives to contact him directly to discuss business opportunities. 25m58s
Celebrity Earnings and Social Media
- Frank Gore is in his fifth season in the NFL and will be playing his third season with Marty Mornhinweg as offensive coordinator. 29m39s
- Selena Gomez can make an estimated $550,000 per post on social media. 30m53s
DJ Khaled and Alcohol Advertising
- DJ Khaled has promoted various alcoholic drinks to his millions of followers, many of whom are under 21, without disclosing a connection to the companies. 33m36s
Scientology and a Fictional Federal Agency
- A Scientology symbol was hidden in the logo of a fictional federal agency. 35m0s
- The speaker repeatedly mentioned and defended prominent Scientologists. 35m35s
- The speaker demanded $650,000 from David Miscavige, the head of Scientology, for a sponsored post, claiming to be worth at least as much as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. 37m1s
