Why is Donald Trump hosting a cage fight at the White House?
6/15/202630 min
"Congratulations to all!" Read the President's tweet on truth social. Nominally, this was about the end of the (self-imposed) Iran war. But it’s also possible Trump was congratulating himself on his 80th birthday, which somehow managed to hijack the 250th Independence Day anniversary.
So why was there a cage fight on the White House lawn? What does Joe Rogan really make of Trump now? And why - if there's a ceasefire - are the Iranians insisting the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Jon Sopel· Host0:04
As an exercise in sheer, utter mind-boggling brazenness is Donald Trump is trying to take a victory lap for the fact that prices will soon be coming down in America. Oh, thank you, Mr. President.
Emily Maitlis· Host0:15
What has he achieved in this except for reminding Iran of the extraordinary, the immense, the world-changing power that they have in their control of that waterway? Not a ceasefire. It is not a deal. It is a capitulation.
Speaker 10:33
I think the most important thing for the American people to appreciate is that what this agreement does is really twofold. On the one hand, it ensures that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, while simultaneously opening the Strait of Hormuz.
Jon Sopel· Host0:46
That is the Vice President JD Vance talking up the deal that was agreed this weekend. The Strait of Hormuz will reopen. Iran will never get a nuclear weapon. Well, as we sit here now, the Strait of Hormuz still seems to be shut, and according to the Iranian News Agency, will remain so for another ninety-six hours. And as for the Iran nuclear deal, well, that is still to be negotiated.
Emily Maitlis· Host1:10
So what has the Iran ceasefire deal and the cage fight on the White House lawn got in common? Well, in some ways, Trump has given both to himself for his eightieth birthday present. Welcome to the News Agents USA.
Speaker 11:25
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