McGurk also reveals how he and Jared Kushner worked with the Biden administration and the Israelis to finalize a hostage agreement during the presidential transition, crediting both administrations for securing the deal.

"When Trump and Biden met in the Oval Office, they met one-on-one; one issue they agreed on was, ' Let's try to work together on this," he said.

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39:56 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4bKJQA4UfI&t=2664s) - Elon's Flying Car

Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Richard Porter react to Elon Musk's demonstration of a rocket-powered Tesla car and a video purporting to show it flying.

Bevan suggests: "It could be really dangerous if there are a few of these on the road and everybody's trying to use their special rocketry."

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44:24 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4bKJQA4UfI&t=2664s) - You Cannot Be Serious?

The episode ends with this week's round-up of fun headlines.



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