The Pour Over Today - D-Day Anniversary, Trump Trial Delays, Israeli Influence Campaign, & More | 06.07.24

Episode Date: June 7, 2024

Today we’re talking about President Biden’s D-Day anniversary speech, delays to two of former President Trump’s trials, an alleged influence campaign on U.S. lawmakers, and other top news for Friday, June 7th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over Today. Please support our TPO sponsors! Cru: give.cru.org/tpo Compassion International: compassion.com/TPO Men's Daily Bible: https://links.thepourover.org/MensDailyBiblePod Upside: https://links.thepourover.org/Upside Every Woman's Bible: everywomansbible.com

Today, we're talking about President Biden's D-Day anniversary speech, delays to two of former President Trump's trials, an alleged influence campaign on US lawmakers, and other top news for Friday, June 7th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with the pourover today. Here's the quote of the day, Christian should live in the world, but not be filled with it. A ship lives in the water, but if the water gets into the ship, she goes to the day. Christians should live in the world, but not be filled with it. A ship lives in the water, but if the water gets into the ship, she goes to the bottom. So Christians

may live in the world, but if the world gets into them, they sink. Dwight L. Moody. Let's get started with some espresso shots. Yesterday marked 80 years since the invasion that landed 150,000 allied troops on the shores of Normandy and turned the tide of World War II. The allied powers got back together in northern France to mark the occasion. President Biden, France's President Macron, Britain's Prime Minister Sunik and King Charles III, and Canada's Prime Minister Trudeau, along with some of the living veterans, average age 98, and thousands of others, paying their respects. One of the Allies wasn't invited to the anniversary reunion, Russia.

Instead, Ukraine's President Zelensky was greeted with cheers and a standing ovation. In his remarks, President Biden linked Ukraine's fight against Russia with the effort to defeat Nazi Germany, defended the ongoing value of NATO's alliance, and warned against the isolationism growing in popularity. Thousands lost their lives in France, pushing past paralyzing fear and making great personal sacrifices for freedom. How much bolder we as Christians should be, having eternal hope, the full armor of God, and a cloud of witnesses cheering us on.

Ephesians 6, 12, and 13 says, For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens. For this reason, take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand. Israel's been active. Early Thursday, Israel launched a strike on a Gaza school in which it said dozens of Hamas operatives were actively plotting terror attacks. The strike killed over 30 people, including 23 women and children, according to Palestinian

officials. Israel said it was not aware of civilian casualties. Stateside, The New York Times reported that an Israeli-influenced campaign has been targeting U.S. lawmakers with hundreds of fake American social media accounts posting pro-Israel content created via chat GPT to push support for Israel. Meta and OpenAI said they disrupted the campaign, which Israel denies involvement in, last week. Meanwhile, the House voted 247 to 155 to block international criminal court officials' entry

into the U.S. as punishment for the arrest warrants it issued top Israel officials. The legislation isn't expected to get picked up in the Senate. Our world is overwhelmed by darkness and by swirling and spiraling anxieties. Turn to Jesus for mercy, who himself suffered violence and loss at the hands of those who hated him. Pray that the hope Jesus offers through his compassionate people will turn hearts to the

Lord, the only source of true comfort. Psalm 147, 3-6 says, The Lord heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. He counts the number of the stars. He gives names to all of them. Our Lord is great, vast in power. The Lord helps the oppressed but brings theicket to the ground. President Trump won't have Georgia on his mind anytime soon. A Peach State appeals court paused the criminal case against Trump

and 14 co-defendants while it waives the defendants' request to disqualify D.A. Fannie Willis, who was in a romantic relationship with a former top prosecutor. This pause likely pushes the potential trial into 2025. Meanwhile, the judge in the former POTUS's Mar-a-Lago classified documents case reshuffled hearing dates, almost certainly delaying the potential trial until after November's election as well. Speaking of the election, former President Trump is reportedly narrowing in on a running mate.

His campaign requested background documents for eight potential VEAPs. Front runners to receive a rose include Governor Doug Burgum, North Dakota, and Senators Marco Rubio, Florida, J.D. Vans, Ohio, and Tim Scott, South Carolina. Here's a verse to consider when fixating on court cases or elections. Don't worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4, 6, and 7. We love dads at TPO. Our jokes prove it. Make it a heavenly Father's Day with a gift of the new

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plan, years in the making, would have charged cars $15 to enter the core of Manhattan and raised billions to upgrade New York City's public transit system. Hockel cited the steep toll on the middle class and their vagabond shoes. Hunter Biden's ex-wife and ex-girlfriend testified about his drug use this week. Prosecutors allege Hunter lied about his addiction on a gun application. Hunter says he was not using at the time and didn't consider himself an addict until later. Meanwhile, House Republicans issued criminal referrals against Hunter and James Biden,

the president's brother, accusing them of lying to Congress. There's a new number two in town. NVIDIA stock rose 5.2% on Wednesday, valuing the AI chipmaker at $3.012 trillion compared to Apple's paltry $3.003 trillion. That makes NVIDIA the second most valuable company in the world, behind only Microsoft – $3.15 trillion. Demand for Nvidia's chips continues to outpace supply as multiple companies race for AI dominance. The White House is defending President Biden after the WSJ described the 81-year-old as slipping behind closed doors.

Reporters interviewed 45 people over several months. Republicans reported repeated instances of memory lapses, inaudible speech, and perceived snooziness by Biden, while Democrats largely found no fault and called Biden sharp, though some said he showed his age on several occasions. and called Biden sharp, though some said he showed his age on several occasions. Boeing's Starliner capsule blasted off with astronauts aboard for the first time Wednesday, just a few years behind schedule. Originally planned for 2017 and rescheduled to 2023, the crewed Starliner named Calypso successfully docked at the International Space Station

yesterday afternoon. Elon Musk was also celebrating yesterday after SpaceX's massive Starship rocket made its first successful return from space. And that's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening. If you're listening on the Apple Podcasts app, give us a 5 star rating and drop a review. If you're listening on Spotify, give us a follow and hit the notification bell to never miss a new episode. We appreciate your support and hope you have a great weekend. We'll see you on Monday.