How 'Senile' Trump Is a Danger to Our Country: Rep
5/7/202642 min
Joanna Coles speaks with Rep. Seth Moulton in a blistering, no-holds-barred conversation on the escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, Moulton warns the U.S. is losing ground to Iran while accusing the Trump administration and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of catastrophic missteps, legal overreach, and dangerous misinformation. He slams Trump as acting like a petulant child and becoming an increasing threat to U.S. troops, national security, and the economy, while unpacking the fallout from abandoning the Obama-era nuclear deal and the growing risk of a nuclear-armed Iran. From the reality behind so-called “ceasefires” to dysfunction in Washington, Moulton connects global instability to domestic political failure, outlines his Senate ambitions, and argues Democrats must embrace a new generation ready to confront AI, economic anxiety, and a rapidly shifting world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSeth Moulton· Guest0:00
We're in a worse position. Everyone is paying the price at the pump. 14 Americans most recently have paid with their lives, all because the president acts like a petulant child. Of course, in his second term now, he's also getting senile. I mean, he's, he's clearly can't even walk straight. Um, he talks about cognitive tests because he must be getting a lot of cognitive tests. I don't, I'm not getting cognitive tests right now, so that's clearly, you've got some issues. Most people can see that Donald Trump is, is dangerous, that he's dangerous for our troops, for our country, for our economy, for our national security. I mean, there's a long list, but he definitely seems more dangerous now than he was even in his first term.
Joanna Coles· Host0:39
[upbeat music] I'm Joanna Coles. This is The Daily Beast Podcast. What is going on in the Strait of Hormuz? Do you know? I have no idea. Neither, I think, does anybody else. It just sounds like it's a mess. Well, we're going to be talking to Congressman Seth Moulton, a Marine. He's got an MBA from Harvard, and he represents Massachusetts, where he's also running for the Senate seat currently held by the very popular Ed Markey. But he would represent a new generation of Democratic leaders if he were to win the primary for the Senate seat, like Donald Trump. Ed Markey turns 80 this summer. So let's waste no more time other than to remind you, please press the subscription button if you haven't done already.