Trump Has No Strategy as the Iran War Widens and Blanche's Confirmation Falls Apart
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
42 min
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Welcome to Raging Moderates. I'm Scott Galloway. Jess is off today, but we're fortunate to be joined by Sarah Longwell, the founder and publisher of The Bulwark, host of the Focus Group podcast and author of the upcoming book, How to Eat an Elephant One Voter at a Time, out in September. Also a friend of the pod. Sarah, it's great to see you. Thanks for doing this.
Hey, Scott. Thanks for having me.
So before we get started, make sure you subscribe to our YouTube page to stay up to date on all the political news. All right, let's bust right into it. The U.S. launched a round of heavy attacks against Iran overnight. Saudi Arabia has stepped off the sidelines, carrying out joint strikes with the U.S. on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. The drone campaign that pulled Saudi Arabia into the conflict also spilled over the border into Jordan. And authorities in Egypt say that a drone attack struck several vessels in port. Meanwhile, Trump officials reportedly can't agree on a strategy on how to move forward. Sarah? There was some well-earned skepticism around the ceasefire, the memo of understanding. We knew this temporary pause in fighting might not last, but are we at a moment now where things really can tip into a broader conflict?
Yeah, I mean, look what's happening. We have a broader regional war. And this was always the thing for Trump and this administration was they seemed to not understand that Iran was going to have a vote in this, that Iran's behavior wasn't something that we could control. Right. And so, you know, when you have all of these other countries being brought in, I mean, I don't want people to get over their skis and it's not World War III, but it is something that can break containment and is breaking containment that makes it much harder than for Trump to just do his, you know, war on, war off, snip, snap, snip, because it's not just about Iran. You know, every time one of these other countries gets attacked,
you're bringing, you know, there's new sort of rage in the conflict from new people who now need to retaliate. It just, you can see how easily it can spin out of control.
Yeah, it doesn't feel like it's de-escalation. It feels like the war is metastasizing. And Saudi Arabia or the kingdom just went from the sidelines to combatant with its joint strikes. And also the drone war jumping borders into Jordan and Egypt. I mean, this is not a regional war. It's not bilateral by any stretch of the imagination. Just last night, you talked to some Trump voters in South Carolina about the war in Iran.
How did U.S. and regional strikes escalate the Iran conflict overnight?
Let's listen to some of what a couple of them had to say.
He doesn't get a D or an F because I do think he's trying. I do think there's more to Iran than me. Do I want to be there forever? Does it suck because I own a diesel truck? Heck yeah, it does. Every time I fill it up and it's $130, it's like I want to vomit. But I think there's more there than we see on our level. I wish he just, excuse my French, had the balls to just go in there and get it done. And, you know, I don't want to sound like a warmonger or anything, but he could get it done very quickly. I'm real concerned it's just going to keep dragging and dragging and dragging and our economy is just going to go to shit.
Yeah, and so I have a diesel truck, but he's trying. And I think that could be a bumper sticker for MAGA right now. What are your thoughts or your observations coming out of these focus groups?
Yeah, so it's not just this focus group. I mean, the Iran war comes up in all of the focus groups, but specifically among Trump voters, people are sort of breaking into two camps. There are the Trump voters who are angry that the war is happening because Trump promised not to get us into any new wars, and they want us out, and they want it to stop because it is costing them money at the pump. It's having personal consequences. And then, as you heard in that other guy, that is another strain that you hear, which is... know that he needs to bomb harder. And Trump has set himself up for this, right?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:04–2:51
2
How did U.S. and regional strikes escalate the Iran conflict overnight?
2:51–5:45
3
Are we at a tipping point for a broader regional war with Iran?
5:45–14:17
4
How are Trump voters split on the Iran war and why does that matter?
14:17–25:20
5
Why can't Trump officials agree on a coherent strategy in the Situation Room?
25:20–41:58
Speakers
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