The REAL David Knight Show Tue Episode #2164: Debt-Fueled Militarism Sold as Strength
Dec 23, 2025
03:02:31
00:01:02 — Trump’s “Golden Fleet” and the Return of Gunboat Diplomacy
Knight frames Trump’s battleship announcement as debt-fueled militarism sold as strength while hiding costs and strategic reality.
00:08:44 — Trump’s Economic Fascism: Business Merged With the State
He argues Trump has normalized state–corporate fusion, using government power to enrich political families and favored firms.
00:13:17 — USS Liberty and the Forbidden History of Allied Betrayal
Knight revisits survivor testimony to argue the attack was deliberate and buried to protect geopolitical interests.
00:18:53 — The Federal Reserve Was a Christmas Coup
He recounts how the Fed was rushed through Congress during the holidays, locking in a century of debt, inflation, and financial control.
00:55:08 — The Fourth Turning: Collapse of the Western Order
Knight warns the U.S. and Europe are entering a combined depression, war, and civil conflict phase as institutions hollow out.
01:00:12 — Europe’s Social Contract Collapses Under Migration and War
He describes young European men rejecting a system that exploits them economically while demanding military sacrifice.
01:05:55 — Energy Policy Designed to Fail on Purpose
Knight explains how shutting down coal guarantees high prices, grid instability, and technocratic dependence.
01:10:13 — AI Data Centers Will Break the Power Grid
He warns AI infrastructure will drive electricity shortages and price shocks far beyond what the public expects.
01:15:25 — Electric Vehicles as Fire Traps and Control Systems
Knight highlights EV battery fires and electronic locks as deadly symbols of technocratic design arrogance.
01:40:15 — Vaccines as Weapons, Not Medicine
He endorses Michael Yeadon’s claim that COVID injections were intentionally designed to harm under the cover of a fake emergency.
02:05:06 — Trump’s State Capitalism Picks Winners and Losers
Knight argues Trump’s equity stakes in private firms represent open economic fascism without constitutional authority.
02:35:44 — David Sacks as AI Czar Signals Technocratic Takeover
He warns Silicon Valley billionaires now openly write national AI and crypto policy, sidelining states and the Constitution.
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Knight frames Trump’s battleship announcement as debt-fueled militarism sold as strength while hiding costs and strategic reality.
00:08:44 — Trump’s Economic Fascism: Business Merged With the State
He argues Trump has normalized state–corporate fusion, using government power to enrich political families and favored firms.
00:13:17 — USS Liberty and the Forbidden History of Allied Betrayal
Knight revisits survivor testimony to argue the attack was deliberate and buried to protect geopolitical interests.
00:18:53 — The Federal Reserve Was a Christmas Coup
He recounts how the Fed was rushed through Congress during the holidays, locking in a century of debt, inflation, and financial control.
00:55:08 — The Fourth Turning: Collapse of the Western Order
Knight warns the U.S. and Europe are entering a combined depression, war, and civil conflict phase as institutions hollow out.
01:00:12 — Europe’s Social Contract Collapses Under Migration and War
He describes young European men rejecting a system that exploits them economically while demanding military sacrifice.
01:05:55 — Energy Policy Designed to Fail on Purpose
Knight explains how shutting down coal guarantees high prices, grid instability, and technocratic dependence.
01:10:13 — AI Data Centers Will Break the Power Grid
He warns AI infrastructure will drive electricity shortages and price shocks far beyond what the public expects.
01:15:25 — Electric Vehicles as Fire Traps and Control Systems
Knight highlights EV battery fires and electronic locks as deadly symbols of technocratic design arrogance.
01:40:15 — Vaccines as Weapons, Not Medicine
He endorses Michael Yeadon’s claim that COVID injections were intentionally designed to harm under the cover of a fake emergency.
02:05:06 — Trump’s State Capitalism Picks Winners and Losers
Knight argues Trump’s equity stakes in private firms represent open economic fascism without constitutional authority.
02:35:44 — David Sacks as AI Czar Signals Technocratic Takeover
He warns Silicon Valley billionaires now openly write national AI and crypto policy, sidelining states and the Constitution.
Money should have intrinsic value AND transactional privacy: Go to https://davidknight.gold/ for great deals on physical gold/silver
For 10% off Gerald Celente's prescient Trends Journal, go to https://trendsjournal.com/ and enter the code KNIGHT
Find out more about the show and where you can watch it at TheDavidKnightShow.com
If you would like to support the show and our family please consider subscribing monthly here: SubscribeStar https://www.subscribestar.com/the-david-knight-show
Or you can send a donation through
Mail: David Knight POB 994 Kodak, TN 37764
Zelle: @DavidKnightShow@protonmail.com
Cash App at: $davidknightshow
BTC to: bc1qkuec29hkuye4xse9unh7nptvu3y9qmv24vanh7
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-david-knight-show--5282736/support.