Real Time with Bill Maher Ep. #726: Kara Swisher, Rahm Emanuel, Jake Sullivan
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Apr 18, 2026 
Kara Swisher, tech journalist and podcaster, rips into Silicon Valley longevity culture and elite health fads. Jake Sullivan, former U.S. national security advisor, breaks down U.S.-Iran strategy and shifting alliance priorities. They spar over GLP-1 drugs, funding vs. elite experiments, and how politics and social media shape policy in a fast-moving, combative conversation.
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Iran Turned The Strait Of Hormuz Into A Real Nuclear Option
- The Strait of Hormuz episode shifted Iran's leverage from theoretical nuclear threats to a tangible economic chokepoint.
- Jake Sullivan warns that Iran demonstrated it can actually disrupt global energy flows, changing regional calculations.
Democratic Split Over Arms Reflects War Credibility Concerns
- Forty Democrats voting to block weapons sales signals a party split on supporting an Israeli-led kinetic approach.
- Jake Sullivan contends those Democrats linked U.S. support to objection over entering a misbegotten war with significant costs.
End Blanket U.S. Military Subsidies For Wealthy Allies
- Stop automatic taxpayer subsidies for allied military procurement and treat wealthy allies like commercial customers.
- Rahm Emanuel recommends Israel should pay full price like Japan or the UK and obey U.S. export laws when buying weapons.