Trump vs. Pete Hegseth – Battle of the Warmongers!

About this episode

The episode discusses Trump's attempts to shift blame for his war decisions amidst declining poll ratings.

Trump has been trying to pass the buck for his disastrous war but his poll ratings are still tanking no matter what he does. Jarv and Nikki discuss the latest fallout. Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Nikki McCann Ramirez and Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Nikki McCann Ramirez, Jacob Jarvis

Topics covered

• politics
• war
• media
• polling
• current events

Keywords

• Trump
• Pete Hegseth
• war
• poll ratings
• politics
• American Friction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Podmasters, American Friction, Patreon, Youtube, Orange Factory Music, podmasters.co.uk

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