Trump Orders Netanyahu to Stand Down: Why London Is Panicking

Get our FREE Newsletter at https://www.PrometheanAction.com — This episode argues that leaked details of a Trump-Netanyahu call and John Bolton’s complaints reveal Trump’s rejection of the traditional National Security Council process and the permanent intelligence bureaucracy’s control over presidential decision-making. It links that shift to Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence, citing establishment and bipartisan backlash and JD Vance’s statement that the intel bureaucracy must answer elected leadership. The script then highlights Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue, describing a move away from “globalist” rules-based rhetoric toward a scoped Pacific posture defined by a balance of power, sovereignty, free commerce, and improved U.S.-China relations. Finally, it cites a Council on Foreign Relations essay, “After Hegemony,” as an admission that the old Hobbes/Locke philosophical basis of geopolitics is ending, framing the conflict as empire versus sovereign nations. 🇺🇸 America 250 Merch drop, featuring Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Alexander Hamilton: https://shop.prometheanaction.com/collections/america-250-founding-fathers-collection-17762026 🔗 ALL PAID subscribers get access to all the citations, links and resources used to write this script https://www.prometheanaction.com/#/portal/account/plans 👉 *Make a one-time donation to Promethean Action* https://donate.prometheanaction.com/donate_social_otm?recruiter_id=139893 00:00 The Midweek Update - Trump Orders Netanyahu to Stand Down: Why London Is Panicking - June 3, 2026 02:00 Trump Pulls Rank: The Presidency Comes Off the Leash 04:35 Bill Pulte, New Acting Director of National Intelligence 06:32 What Hegseth Planted in the Pacific 10:10 The Confession: "Locke's World Would Emerge From Hobbes'"