About this episode

Axe and Murphy discuss current political events with guest David Plouffe, including the war with Iran and Trump's motivations.

This week Axe and Murphy are joined by Campaign Manager Hackeroo David Plouffe — who ran Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, later served as a senior White House advisor.The Hacks dive into another week of war with Iran, unpack Trump’s motivations (and re-motivations), break down how negotiations on the Hill are going, dig into the politics of the SAVE Act, check in on Illinois primary results, and review some spicy Texas ads — and, as always, so much more. Photo by Heather Diehl via Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Axe, Murphy

Guest: David Plouffe

Topics covered

• politics
• Iran war
• Trump motivations
• negotiations
• Illinois primary
• Texas ads

Keywords

• David Plouffe
• politics
• Iran
• Trump
• SAVE Act
• Illinois primary
• Texas ads

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barack Obama, White House

Books & works: SAVE Act

Places: Iran, Illinois, Texas

More episodes of Hacks On Tap

• The Liquor Cabinet (with Jonathan Martin) · April 21, 2026 · 1h 11m
• It’s the Theology, Stupid (with Doug Sosnik) · April 14, 2026 · 1h 1m
• Gravity of the Situation (with Rahm Emanuel) · April 7, 2026 · 1h 5m
• TACO Tuesday (with Morris Katz) · March 31, 2026 · 1h 7m
• The Luck of the Midterms (with Amy Walter) · March 17, 2026 · 1h 8m
• On the Road (with Jonathan Martin) · March 10, 2026 · 1h 1m

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Hacks On Tap podcast page.