Iran makes a fool of Trump as another peace deal falls apart; U.S. launches new attacks
5/28/202643 min
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourk talks with Jen Psaki about why the political conditions in Texas may finally be right for Democrats to start flipping Senate seats.
Donald Trump successfully lured the U.S. media into publishing headlines about another imminent peace deal with Iran over Memorial Day weekend, only for the deal to fall apart yet again and then days later the U.S. is firing more missiles despite the ongoing so-called ceasefire. Robert Malley, former special envoy to Iran, talks with Jen Psaki about the cycle of failure Trump is stuck in and what steps could realistically make progress toward re-opening the Strait of Hormuz and ending U.S. military action in Iran.
Donald Trump is trying to use the 250th anniversary of the United States as an excuse for sloppy spending on rehabilitating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool while Americans watch him turn the White House grounds into a circus scene. Norm Eisen, executive chair of the Democracy Defenders Fund, talks with Jen Psaki about the impropriety of Trump's vanity projects.
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Chris Hayes· Panelist0:59
The briefing with Jen Psaki starts right now. Good evening, Jen.
Jen Psaki· Host1:03
I've been thinking about Texas a lot over the last 24 hours, 48 hours. I know you have too. You talked about it. And the person I really wanted to talk to was Beto O'Rourke, who came, I mean, pretty close in 2018. And he thinks this year is different. I want to hear why, because it's still a state that Democrats haven't won since 1994. It does feel different, but I'm going to talk to him first. So we'll see what he has to say.
Chris Hayes· Panelist1:27
You know, I was in 2018, I was in