Dasha Burns Hosts Bipartisan Panels on Trump’s Iran Strategy and Midterm Stakes

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Dasha Burns hosts bipartisan panels discussing Trump's Iran strategy and the implications for the upcoming midterm elections.

Panel 1: Host Dasha Burns is joined by former Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) & former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory (R) for a bipartisan dialogue on President Trump's handling of the Iran conflict and the economic and political fallout as the upcoming midterm elections approach. Panel 2: Host Dasha Burns is joined by Republican strategist Marc Lotter, former special assistant to President Donald Trump, and Democratic strategist Ashley Etienne, former senior adviser to President Joe Biden & President Barack Obama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Dasha Burns

Guests: Joe Manchin, Pat McCrory, Marc Lotter, Ashley Etienne

Topics covered

• Iran conflict
• midterm elections
• bipartisan dialogue
• political strategy
• economic fallout

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• midterms
• bipartisan
• politics
• strategy
• economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: President Trump, President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama

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