About this episode
The episode discusses Trump's influence on the Iran war and features commentary from various political figures.
FUN HALF: https://youtube.com/live/KHuInovUiwU?... It's news day Tuesdy on The Majority Report On today's program: Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) calls House Republicans chickenhawks as they adjourn for a long weekend without voting on the War Powers Resolution after realizing they did not have enough votes. Trump posts an agonizingly long Truth Social post in which he demands all countries involved in Iran-US negotiations sign onto the Abraham Accords. As Trump touts a peace deal with Iran (which has already failed), establishment Democrats Sen. Cory Booker and Rep Debbie Wasserman-Schulz are tripping over themselves to do everything they can do to keep this war going. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo teams up with former Biden State Department member Victoria Nuland to debate Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer over the war in Iran. After Mearsheimer and Walt dismantle Pompeo and Nuland's hawkish lies, the two neocons are reduced to laughing morons. California candidate for governor, Tom Steyer appears on the I've Had it Podcast with Jennifer Welch where he expresses his support for transgender students participating in high school sports. In the Fun Half: The New York Times reports…
People in this episode
Host: Sam Seder
Guest: Pat Ryan
Topics covered
- Trump
- Iran
- War Powers Resolution
- politics
- crypto regulation
- transgender rights
- Congress
Keywords
- Trump
- Iran
- War Powers
- politics
- crypto
- transgender sports
- Congress
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New York Times
Places: New York City
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