Sam Stein: Can Trump Avoid Humiliation in Iran?

About this episode

Sam Stein joins Tim Miller to discuss Trump's confrontational stance towards Iran and various political topics including the Virginia elections and media coverage of a mass shooting.

Trump's madman antics got him into a game of chicken with Iran, but he's up against people who are even crazier than he is. And he is not likely to get a deal with Tehran that is any better than Obama's nuclear agreement—which Trump called the worst deal in the world. Plus, the Virginia win is another reminder that Dems can effectively play hardball, Kevin Warsh is looking like an alarming pick for the Fed, the media coverage of the mass shooting in Shreveport was almost non-existent, MAGA is obsessed with Mamdani, Sam and Tim have new Cabinet rankings, and is there a way to stop Kushner from making deals with Sharia law countries? Sam Stein joins Tim Miller. show notes Catherine on Warsh failing the big test in his confirmation hearing Will Saletan on the latest anti-MAMDANI bill Jonathan on the national media largely ignoring the mass shooting in Louisiana Tim, Sam, and Sommer on Candace vs. Loomer Tim on the Nuggets pod, CSG Tickets for our Bulwark Live shows in San Diego and LA in May: TheBulwark.com/Events Our listeners get the Harry’s Plus Trial Set for only $10 at https://www.Harrys.com/THEBULWARK #Harryspod Learn a new language and get up to 60% off your subscription at…

People in this episode

Host: Tim Miller

Guest: Sam Stein

Topics covered

• Trump and Iran
• political commentary
• Virginia elections
• media coverage
• MAGA politics
• Cabinet rankings
• Kushner's deals

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• Virginia
• mass shooting
• Kevin Warsh
• MAGA
• Kushner
• Cabinet rankings
• Mamdani

Sponsors

Harry's, Babbel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Bulwark

Books & works: Obama's nuclear agreement, anti-MAMDANI bill

Places: Iran, Virginia, Shreveport

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