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

Kara SwisherhostScott GallowayhostGuestguestMarjorie Taylor Greeneguest

Nov 25, 20251h 6mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: November 25, 2025
Duration: 1h 6m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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

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Kara Swisher
host
Scott Galloway
host
Guest
guest
Narrator
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Marjorie Taylor Greene
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, How Foreign Trolls on X Are Manipulating U.S. Politics | Pivot explores foreign Troll Farms, MAGA Grift, And America’s Vulnerable Information Ecosystem Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway dissect how foreign troll farms and opportunistic MAGA accounts on X (Twitter) are manipulating U.S. political discourse, especially around Ukraine, and how platform owners like Musk and Zuckerberg have failed to mitigate it. They connect Russia’s information operations to GOP behavior, focusing on Marco Rubio’s contortions over a Ukraine “peace plan” that mirrors Russian demands. The conversation then widens to Google’s AI push with Gemini, market jitters over an AI bubble, the explosive rise of GLP‑1 weight-loss drugs, and the broader danger of incompetent political leadership and unaccountable billionaires. Along the way, they analyze Trump’s calculated embrace of New York mayor-elect Mamdani, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation, and the cultural implications of America’s elite losing empathy for everyone else.

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