Dave Weigel

Some would vote for Harris, some for Trump.

They were not following news very closely.

They had just heard of the Strait of Hormuz and they were very confused about the impact.

They were not living their lives based on the map of the Middle East or war games that had been done to see what would happen if there was a hot war in Iran.

But it was penetrating, and they didn't have any guidance from leadership that they could tell.

Look, who is the response from Hegseth, etc., aimed at?

Well, it's aimed at a more conservative audience.

They spend some time on stage, Hegseth especially, making fun of the media for not being positive enough about what they're achieving.

That seemed to Trump, too.

So there's a lot of sort of Ouroboros communication between people in the administration congratulating and pepping each other up that does not connect with the average person.

I was going to say watching news.

They're getting a lot of it on social media, and they're not sharing Iran news.

They're not sharing helpful Iran news.

I don't think he's defended, unless I missed it, defended the concept of leaving NATO when Trump throws it out there.

Another pattern of this war has been him giving these interviews to reporters who share drabs of it, especially if you've got a Bloomberg terminal.

Markets are moving.

in erratic directions based on who he talked to and how they quote it, which has been great if you care about your investments.

But more seriously on this, no, and this is one reason that the real America first, no money for any other foreign country, conservatives never trusted Rubio.

There's been quite a honeymoon, a year plus honeymoon of him in this job.

But if you really want out of NATO, I don't think you're very confident that the administration would get out no matter what Trump says.