“The status quo continues”
6/17/202645 min
June 17, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace and friends cover Trump’s pending deal to end the war with Iran. The Memorandum of Understanding, which was released today, says that Iran would be provided with $300 billion for its reconstruction and economic development. The memorandum also says that Iran will maintain the current status quo of its nuclear program – which was the main reason why the U.S. went to war with Iran in the first place.
Later, Nicolle discusses the news that Trump has cancelled the scheduled nomination hearing of Jay Claton as DNI in a bid to force Congress to act on his voter ID bill, which currently does not have the votes to pass.
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Nicolle Wallace· Host0:45
[upbeat music] Hi, everyone, it's 4:00 in the East. Well, Donald Trump has a seemingly limitless ability to lie to the American people. His latest and possibly most egregious lie is the attempt to spin his capitulation to Iran as some sort of personal victory and masterclass in negotiating. Earlier today at a news conference during the G7 summit, Donald Trump was asked about the pending deal to end his war with Iran, including that it would contain $300 billion, billion with a B, for rebuilding Iran. Here's how he responded. Watch.
Speaker 41:24
Well, it's been reported that it includes a $300 billion- It's false ... reconstruction fund-