# Deal or No Deal | Episode 271

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Published: 2026-04-20T14:08:00+00:00
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President Trump says the U.S. Navy stopped an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman by “blowing a hole” in its engine room; the president escalates threats against Iran’s infrastructure; JD Vance prepares to travel back to Islamabad for high-stakes negotiations; Trump signals support for linking the SAVE America Act to FISA renewal; Kash Patel says arrests are coming soon in 2020 election interference; the Senate is allegedly slow-walking John Brennan files tied to weaponization probe; Virginia’s high-stakes redistricting fight heats up; election integrity analyst and political forecaster Seth Keshel joins the show! Watch VINCE Live on Rumble - Mon-Fri 8AM ET ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://rumble.com/vince Sponsors: Boll & Branch - https://bollandbranch.com/vince - code: Vince Fast Growing Trees - https://fastgrowingtrees.com - code: Vince Goldbelly - https://goldbelly.com - code: Vince Birch Gold - Text VINCE to 989898 Trump renews bridge, power plant threat against Iran in push for deal, mocks 'tough guy' IRGC https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-renews-bridge-power-plant-threat-against-iran-push-deal-mocks-tough-guy-irgc US Navy destroyer ‘blows a hole’ through Iranian cargo ship that tried to break Hormuz blockade, Trump says https://nypost.com/2026/04/19/world-news/us-navy-destroyer-blows-a-hole-through-iranian-cargo-ship-that-tried-to-break-hormuz-blockade-trump-says/ John Thune’s Senate has delayed weaponization prosecutors in John Brennan probe for two months https://justthenews.com/government/congress/satjohn-thunes-senate-has-delayed-weaponization-prosecutors-john-brennan-probe?utm_source=mux&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=social-media-autopost Final day of early voting draws turnout across Virginia https://wjla.com/news/local/virginia-special-electio…

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