Trump doesn't understand Islam! Guest: Robert Spencer

About this episode

Heidi Harris discusses the misunderstandings of Islam and foreign policy with Robert Spencer amidst the ongoing war with Iran.

More than 100 days into the war with Iran, why does it still feel like nobody is telling the whole truth? In this episode, Heidi Harris talks with author and jihad expert Robert Spencer of JihadWatch.org about Donald Trump, Iran, Netanyahu, Islam, and the growing divide inside the MAGA movement over foreign policy. Spencer argues that the West fundamentally misunderstands Islam — and that misunderstanding is shaping dangerous decisions in the Middle East. The conversation covers regime change in Iran, whether Trump believes he can “make a deal” with radical Islamic leaders, the future of Israel’s relationship with the United States, and why many ordinary Iranians remain trapped under a brutal regime they desperately want removed. This is a candid, unfiltered discussion about war, ideology, geopolitics, and the long game being played in the Middle East. Follow Heidi everywhere @HeidiHarrisShow Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He has authored 32 books on Islam and jihad, and has led seminars for various U.S. government agencies. Spencer is a regular columnist and has appeared on numerous media outlets and at…

People in this episode

Host: Heidi Harris

Guest: Robert Spencer

Topics covered

• Islam
• Iran
• foreign policy
• geopolitics
• MAGA movement
• war
• ideology

Keywords

• Trump
• Islam
• Iran
• geopolitics
• MAGA
• foreign policy
• regime change
• Israel
• jihad

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jihad Watch, David Horowitz Freedom Center

Places: Iran, United States, Israel

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