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The podcast episode, written and read by Heather Cox Richardson, examines the alarming and incoherent foreign policy actions of President Donald Trump following renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities in July 2026, highlighting his erratic statements, diplomatic overreach, and growing international
The podcast episode, written and read by Heather Cox Richardson, examines the alarming and incoherent foreign policy actions of President Donald Trump following renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities in July 2026, highlighting his erratic statements, diplomatic overreach, and growing international
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Heather Cox RichardsonDonald TrumpJared KushnerTom NicholsPaul KrugmanJ.B. Pritzker
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The Atlantic
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ReutersPolitico
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AuthoritarianismBreaking NewsDemocracyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismUs Politics
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