Trump Echoes Bush's Mideast Blunders

About this episode

Ari Melber discusses Donald Trump's challenges regarding the war in Iran and the implications of his claims about Iran's nuclear timeline.

Donald Trump is struggling to contain the fallout from the war he started in Iran, with reports undercutting his claims about Iran's nuclear timeline. MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by Mike Barnicle, Molly Jong-Fast, Andrew Weissmann and Fab Five Freddy.

People in this episode

Host: Ari Melber

Guests: Mike Barnicle, Molly Jong-Fast, Andrew Weissmann, Fab Five Freddy

Topics covered

• Trump
• Iran
• Mideast policy
• political fallout
• nuclear timeline

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• nuclear timeline
• Mideast
• politics
• Ari Melber

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Bush's Mideast Blunders

Places: Iran

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