'The Idiocracy'
From The Weeknight by MS NOW, Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend
April 16, 2026 · 42 min · Episode 260415
About this episode
The episode discusses Trump's escalating insults towards Pope Leo amid tensions over the war in Iran and upcoming peace talks.
Trump’s insults towards Pope Leo are growing more erratic as the two disagree over the President’s war in Iran. This, ahead of more tentative peace talks between Iran and the U.S. The Weeknight hosts and guests break it down.
People in this episode
Hosts: Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend
Topics covered
- politics
- Iran
- peace talks
- Trump
- Pope Leo
- insults
Keywords
- Trump
- Pope Leo
- Iran
- peace talks
- politics
- insults
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Iran, U.S.
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