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Katty Kay

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The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

That's the way presidents behave.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

They don't name things in their own time.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

Who names things in their own time?

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

Emperors and kings and autocrats.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

Trump is literally, on the 250th anniversary of America, going to have a wrestling fight

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

on the front lawn of the White House.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

This is like a gladiatorial competition.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

He's embodying Caesar with a gladiatorial competition.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

Of course, he's saying this is all for the 250th anniversary of America, and that's how he's taking advantage of this moment in history to say, I'm doing all of this for the 250th anniversary of America.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

But actually, a lot of it has been doing for him with his name on things, his name on the passports for this year.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

I think voters won't thank him for it, but as he says,

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

He's not on the ballot box in November, so I'm not sure he cares that much.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

But it is interesting that what he should be focused on and what he wants to be focused on in this particular moment, they're two very different things.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

Joe Biden tried to do that in 2020 and it worked to some extent.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

But allies, particularly European allies, are not going to trust whoever comes back in because they'll say, that's great.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

You want to be back.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

But how do we know that in four years time you're not out and J.D.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

Vance isn't back in again, which could well be the case anyway.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

OK, we'll take a break and come back and have a quick look at those Democrats.

The Rest Is Politics: US
183. Trump Wants Out - But Iran Won’t Let Him

I didn't have my NordVPN switched on recently and I was the subject of a hacking attack.