Will Trump Try to Get a Declaration of War?

About this episode

Walter and Jeremy discuss the latest headlines from Iran, Trump's potential actions regarding a Declaration of War, and the best and worst wartime presidents in American history.

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the latest headlines from Iran, Trump and Rubio's fight with NATO, whether Trump might try to obtain a Declaration of War from Congress, and the best and worst wartime presidents in American history.

People in this episode

Host: Walter Russell Mead

Guest: Jeremy

Topics covered

• Iran
• Trump
• NATO
• Declaration of War
• wartime presidents
• politics
• society

Keywords

• Trump
• NATO
• Iran
• Declaration of War
• wartime presidents
• politics
• society

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NATO

Places: Iran

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