How Foreign Trolls on X Are Manipulating U.S. Politics | Pivot

Kara and Scott discuss X’s new “About This Account” feature, which appears to show a wave of MAGA accounts posting from Russia, India, Nigeria, and beyond. They also unpack Marco Rubio denying and downplaying reports that he privately called the Ukraine peace plan a Russian “wish list.” Plus, Google scores a major win with Gemini 3, Eli Lilly hits $1 trillion in market cap, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announces her exit from Congress. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 5:02 Foreign Influence on U.S. Politics 19:34 Trump-Mamdani “Lovefest” 27:06 Google’s Gemini 3 Win 33:46 AI Bubble Fears Return 39:18 Rep. MTG Will Resign 47:41 Eli Lilly Hits $1 Trillion 51:19 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Kate Gallagher Video Producer: Jim Mackil Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email pivot@voxmedia.com