Trump: Losing in Iran, Losing on Tariffs, Losing Public Opinion

About this episode

Brian Becker and Richard Wolff discuss the worsening U.S. economic crisis and Trump's challenges regarding Iran, tariffs, and public opinion.

The U.S. economic crisis is worsening as Trump requests $200 billion more dollars to fund his war against the Iranian people, which has already killed at least 3,230 people in Iran and 13 U.S. soldiers. Trump is facing legal battles against his tariffs and public opinion is turning against him. Professor Richard Wolff and Brian Becker discuss. Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com. Join the The Socialist Program community at http://www.patreon.com/thesocialistprogram to get exclusive content and help keep this show on the air.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Becker

Guest: Richard Wolff

Topics covered

• U.S. economic crisis
• Trump administration
• Iran conflict
• public opinion
• tariffs
• legal battles

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• economic crisis
• tariffs
• public opinion
• Richard Wolff
• Democracy at Work

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democracy at Work

Places: Iran, U.S.

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