Does Trump Have the Patience to Win a War?

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The episode discusses the Trump administration's negotiations with Iran and various political topics including Kash Patel's drinking and Justice Clarence Thomas' speech.

Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, David French, and Kevin Williamson to discuss the Trump administration's ongoing negations with Iran, FBI Director Kash Patel's alleged excessive drinking, and Justice Clarence Thomas' recent speech at the University of Texas. The Agenda: —Is the end near? —Consequences of Trump's impatience —Bad negotiating strategy —⁠Kash Patel's drinking⁠ —⁠Investigating 2020 election fraud⁠ —⁠Justice Thomas' speech on progressivism⁠ —NWYT: ⁠Tucker Carlson's apology⁠ Dispatch Recommendations: —⁠Online Gambling Is Breaking Containment ⁠—⁠The Son Also Rises⁠ —⁠Overturning Religious Precedent⁠ —⁠The emergency docket’s mistaken birthday⁠ Show notes: —⁠John McCormack's reporting on Tucker Carlson⁠ —⁠Steve Hayes' piece on Tucker Carlson⁠ The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Hayes

Guests: Jonah Goldberg, David French, Kevin Williamson

Topics covered

• Trump administration
• Iran negotiations
• Kash Patel
• Justice Clarence Thomas
• 2020 election fraud
• Tucker Carlson apology

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• Kash Patel
• Clarence Thomas
• Tucker Carlson
• 2020 election
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration, University of Texas, Tucker Carlson, The Dispatch

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