Trump’s MAGA empire is ‘eroding’ as Iran war breaks GOP apart

About this episode

Charlie Sykes joins Maddie Hale to discuss the implications of the Iran war on U.S. troops and the GOP.

Charlie Sykes,political commentator and author, joins Maddie Hale to discuss ‘off-ramp’ options for the United States in the Iran war, USA Today reports the war disrupting basic supplies to U.S. troops, with delayed care packages, scarce food, and falling morale as some report they’re “hungry all the time” and Trump continues to attack journalists and those who oppose his decisions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Maddie Hale

Guest: Charlie Sykes

Topics covered

• Iran war
• GOP division
• Trump's influence
• U.S. troops
• political commentary

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran war
• GOP
• U.S. troops
• Charlie Sykes
• politics
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USA Today

Places: United States

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