181. Trump’s Dinner Shooting and Iran’s Desperate Deal

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the White House Correspondents' Dinner attack on US politics and explores Iran's new peace proposal.

What does the White House Correspondents' Dinner attack tell us about US politics? Is the Secret Service able to protect the President? And, is Iran’s new peace proposal the key to unlocking the Strait of Hormuz? Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they answer all these questions and more. Become a Founding Member: To hear our Marco Rubio series and go deeper into US politics every week with ad-free listening, members-only miniseries, early access to live show tickets and a bonus members-only Q&A podcast every week. Sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠therestispoliticsus.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to our free newsletter here⁠ Head to join.whoop.com/politics to get started with WHOOP today. Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RestPoliticsUS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RestPoliticsUS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠therestispoliticsus@goalhanger.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Video Editor: Kieron LeslieSocial Producer: Charlie JohnsonAssistant Producer: Alfie RoweProducers: Fiona Douglas, India DunkleyExecutive Producer: Tom Whiter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Katty Kay, Anthony Scaramucci

Topics covered

• US politics
• White House Correspondents' Dinner
• Secret Service
• Iran peace proposal
• Strait of Hormuz

Keywords

• Trump
• dinner shooting
• US politics
• Secret Service
• Iran
• peace proposal
• Strait of Hormuz

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Secret Service

Places: Iran, Strait of Hormuz

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