Max Blumenthal, AlterNet's Grayzone Project/The 51 Day War. Author Max Blumenthal will be joining me to discuss how Trump blew up more than 20 years of American policy - and what we can learn from his hard-liner choice to be ambassador to Israel For more information on the stories we've covered visit our websites at thomhartmann.com - freespeech.org - and RT.com. You can also watch tonight's show on Hulu - at Hulu.com/THE BIG PICTURE and over at The Big Picture YouTube page. And - be sure to check us out on Facebook and Twitter!

Big Picture Panel: Travis Korson, Madison Strategies & Alex Pfeiffer, The Daily Caller. With the richest cabinet in United States history - Donald Trump is clearly not “draining the swamp” in Washington DC - but he is making it easier for US oil companies to buy favors in other countries around the world. Using the Congressional Review Act Trump repealed a set of rules that forced oil companies to disclose any payments that the companies made to foreign governments in exchange for valuable mining and drilling rights. The rules had been staunchly opposed by energy industry executives - including now-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson - and the repeal is nothing more than a massive gift to the American oil industry. Isn’t it clear that Trump is favoring corporations over his supporters - and contradicting the populist rhetoric he spouted throughout his whole campaign?

Big Picture Panel: Our panel guests Justin Duckham and Bryan Pruitt will discuss what may be a national security disaster at Trump's Mar-A-Lago open-air situation room

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