Franco Ordonez

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380 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 10 Aug

Franco Ordonez’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The NPR Politics Podcast · How Trump's focus on his legacy drives his decisions · 10 Aug 2026 podcast

and President Trump is going to have to accept something that is below the status quo in order to voice-verified

I mean, just like I was saying earlier, the Strait is what this conflict is about. voice-verified

Every single demand that Iran makes is about control of the Strait. voice-verified

And this, again, is a red line for the Trump administration. voice-verified

But Iran is not backing down. voice-verified

I mean, Trump has thrown almost every single thing militarily at Iran. voice-verified

at Iran trying to get them to cave to his demands, and they have not entirely caved to their demands, and they continue to threaten ships that go across. voice-verified

And despite what the president says about the U.S. voice-verified

controlling the strait, Iran continues to essentially determine whether most ships can go through and continues to make these maximalist demands. voice-verified

Yeah, I mean, this has just become such a political battle for the president. voice-verified

You know, he is trying to get out of this as soon as possible, trying to move on. voice-verified

We have the midterms around the corner. voice-verified

American families are feeling so much pressure on their pocketbooks because of the war, because of the Strait of Hormuz. voice-verified

Gas prices continue to surge. voice-verified

Energy prices all around are surging. voice-verified

That means grocery prices are also high. voice-verified

any type of shopping is pretty high. voice-verified

There is so much pressure on the president to kind of do something, to take action, to kind of relieve some of this pressure ahead of the midterms, which will have dramatic impacts on the rest of his administration going forward. voice-verified

And frankly, Iran knows all this, and they're taking as much advantage of they can of that kind of voice-verified

trying to stretch this out, kind of push this further and further into the midterms. voice-verified

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