Kristi Noem Fired as Trump's Iran War is about to Make Everything More Expensive
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What led to Kristi Noem's firing by Trump?
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How does the Senate's decision impact Trump's war powers?
And I'm Jessica Tarliff.
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We got a little bit of breaking news after Scott and I recorded this morning. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has just been fired by President Trump. This is his... first firing of a cabinet secretary. We've been waiting a long time to see something like this, and it finally came. It was due to the fact that when she was testifying before the Senate a couple of days ago, Senator Kennedy was pushing her on the $220 million that she spent on ad campaigns, in his words, to promote herself, very effective at that. And she said that President Trump had authorized it, and it turns out that that was not the case, or at least that's the story he's going with at this point.
I mean, to me, it puts the president in a terribly awkward spot.
Rumors are Mark Wayne Mullen, who's a junior senator from Oklahoma, will be Trump's pick to replace her as DHS secretary. I've already seen that John Fetterman is going to be voting aye. That doesn't surprise me at all about John Fetterman at this point. But it's a major shakeup, big repudiation also of the way that immigration enforcement has been being conducted.
What are the economic implications of the Iran conflict?
But anyway, breaking news update. Now back to my conversation with Scott.
The Senate just voted down an effort to rein in Trump's war powers, essentially giving him the green light to continue the fight in Iran. The House is expected to follow. At the same time, Trump says he grades the war a 15 out of 10, even as American troops have been killed, gas prices are rising, and the Pentagon warns the conflict has only just begun. And while Congress debates strategy, there are reports Susie Wiles is panicking inside the White House about the top issues on voters' minds—affordability. She's scrambling for ways to bring down gas prices as the war drives energy markets higher. Democrats, meanwhile, are still searching for a clear message. There are calls for briefings and oversight, but no unified, forceful stance on the war itself.
And that vacuum is starting to show. A Marine veteran, Brian McGinnis, interrupted a Senate hearing to protest the war and was forcibly removed by police and Republican Senator Tim Sheehy. McGinnis now faces charges.
What's the fight for Israel? His hand, his hand. His hand.
How is the White House responding to rising gas prices?
Sir, sir, sir. Let go of your hand. Let go of his hand.
It's rough stuff to watch, especially looking at him in uniform. The message is also rough, what he's yelling. You know, no one wants to fight for Israel. And that is a pervasive sentiment, certainly amongst a certain part of the MAGA base and definitely a big subsection of the left. I... It feels like the administration is getting more incoherent on this war as each day passes. They have too many messengers and not a good enough message.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What led to Kristi Noem's firing by Trump?
0:00–1:06
2
How does the Senate's decision impact Trump's war powers?
1:06–2:22
3
What are the economic implications of the Iran conflict?
2:22–3:30
4
How is the White House responding to rising gas prices?
3:30–4:50
5
What happened during the Marine veteran's protest in the Senate?
4:50–5:55
6
Why was Pam Bondi subpoenaed regarding the Epstein files?
5:55–7:24
7
How is Trump's war affecting scrutiny of the Epstein investigation?
7:24–8:28
8
What are the potential long-term consequences of the Iran conflict?
8:28–31:57
Speakers
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