Trump Blinks First In Iran Standoff
4/23/202648 min
Who will come out on top in the Strait of Hormuz deadlock? Why has Trump fired the Secretary of the Navy? And, should we be concerned about the Democrats’ and Republicans’ gerrymandering battle?
Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they answer all these questions and more.
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First 90 secondsAnthony Scaramucci· Host0:01
[upbeat music] Welcome to The Rest is Politics US with me, Anthony Scaramucci.
Katty Kay· Host0:12
And me, Katie Kay. Trying to rein in this morning Anthony's inner 13-year-old, classroom rivalries. Anthony is so happy about some of the chaos that is happening in the White House, particularly in the Pentagon.
Anthony Scaramucci· Host0:28
Well, there's some bad guys that are getting removed from the administration. And so for me, as a southern Italian, I still have that- Uh-huh ... vindictive streak in my personality.
Katty Kay· Host0:38
Yeah.
Anthony Scaramucci· Host0:38
I like seeing some of these people get roasted. Uh, is, is... But is this a betterhelp.com therapy session? [laughs] Or should we get into the show?
Katty Kay· Host0:47
Okay.
Anthony Scaramucci· Host0:48
What are we talking about today, Katie?
Katty Kay· Host0:49
We're talking about the on-and-off ceasefire. We are now in a position where there is a ceasefire extension with no particular deadline after the latest round of talks in Pakistan failed, and Donald Trump has just sent out a Truth Social po- post saying that he has ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boats, small boats though they may be, they're naval ships, are all, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea that is putting mines in the water of the Straits of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation. So Donald Trump's now threatening to fire on Iranian small boats at the same time that there's a ceasefire extension. Make sense of that if you can. There