Ben Shapiro's Tears Aren't Enough. The Iran War Hawks Owe Us More.
6/17/20261 hr 7 min
JVL, Sarah Longwell, and Tim Miller discuss the Iran "deal" that isn't really a deal—a memorandum of understanding that lifts sanctions immediately and hands Iran $300 billion while punting everything else down the road. Then: the war hawks who drummed up the Iran war—Thiessen, Graham, Levin, the WSJ editorial board — are repositioning and refusing to say they were wrong. Plus: Trump's accelerating decline, the corruption behind the White House UFC fight, and why Trump's DOJ will open a federal investigation on every 2028 Democratic nominee regardless of who it is.
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Tim Miller· Host0:45
Are the MAGA neocons, are any of them converts? Because I want a drinking Ben Shapiro's tears mug.
Jonathan V. Last· Host0:51
I get that.
Tim Miller· Host0:52
They're little tears. [laughs] Uh, maybe not a mug, maybe like a sippy cup.
Jonathan V. Last· Host0:56
Shot glass? [laughs] [upbeat music] Hello, everyone, this is JVL here with my best friends, Sarah Longwell and Tim Miller of The Bulwark. We got a big day because the deal, the strongest deal in history, the deal 47 years in the making, is finally here, sort of. It's not a, not an actual deal. It's a memorandum of understanding, and, uh, what has been DocuSigned, it'll be formally signed maybe on Friday, and then we begin a process of 60 days,