EMPEROR TRUMP HAS NO CLOTHES - AND NO CLUE ON IRAN - 4.20.26

About this episode

Keith Olbermann discusses the chaotic state of U.S. foreign policy regarding Iran under Trump.

SEASON 4 EPISODE 80: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (3:00) SPECIAL COMMENT: Nobody is at the wheel of Trump's war in Iran. Is the Strait of Hormuz open or is it closed? Are there peace talks with Iran in Pakistan TOMORROW… or nah? Is Jayvee Vance going? Is Iran going? Has Trump scheduled peace talks where we’re the only ones there? Will it  make any difference if we’re the only ones there? Doesn’t “blowing a hole in the engine room” of an Iranian cargo ship yesterday mean we aren’t honoring Trump’s own ceasefire he boasted about? Are we paying 20 billion dollars for the Iranian uranium and hostages? The same uranium and hostages Obama bought for 400 million and Trump called him a traitor? Or is that a no? Don’t ask Trump – he doesn’t know. But that won’t stop him from answering anyway. Yes. Then Nope. Then Yes again. Then: All of the Above. in 48 hours he went from 13 posts congratulating himself on winning, to insisting he would stop being “Mr. Nice Guy” and blow up all of Iran. By the way, eactly when was he “Mr. Nice Guy”? We are LOSING the war in Iran and as of today…

People in this episode

Host: Keith Olbermann

Topics covered

• Trump
• Iran
• politics
• war
• peace talks
• U.S. foreign policy

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• peace talks
• war
• U.S. politics
• foreign policy
• Joe Rogan

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Places: Iran, Pakistan

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