Trump Rages over Fresh Iran Humiliation as GOP Angst Grows: “Screwed”

About this episode

The episode discusses Donald Trump's reaction to Iran abandoning negotiations and the growing anxiety among Senate Republicans regarding his influence and a corrupt slush fund.

Donald Trump is hitting many new difficulties. On Monday, Iran abandoned talks with the U.S., angering Trump. Speaking to CNBC, he raged that he “couldn’t care less” if the negotiations die, threatened again to blow Iran “to kingdom come,” and seethed that NATO’s refusal to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz shows that it's “very weak” and “very sad.” (He then insisted the talks are back on track.) Meanwhile, Senate Republicans’ anxiety over the politics of Trump’s corrupt $1 billion slush fund has grown: As one reporter notes, they are “absolutely screwed.” The fund may be on hold, but this signals broader GOP frustration with Trump. We talked to Molly Jong-Fast, host of the Fast Politics podcast and author of a great TNR piece with editor Michael Tomasky on Trump’s ongoing crackup. We discuss how Trump appears stuck in a mental loop, whether our country can survive two-and-a-half more years of him, and what a final GOP breaking point might look. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Greg Sargent

Guest: Molly Jong-Fast

Topics covered

• Trump's difficulties
• Iran negotiations
• GOP frustration
• political anxiety
• Trump's influence
• Senate Republicans

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• GOP
• negotiations
• politics
• Molly Jong-Fast
• Senate Republicans
• NATO
• corruption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NATO, Fast Politics, DSR Network

Places: Iran, U.S., Strait of Hormuz, GOP

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