Sam Stein: Can Trump Avoid Humiliation in Iran?
22 April 2026

Sam Stein: Can Trump Avoid Humiliation in Iran?

The Bulwark Podcast

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Trump's madman antics got him into a game of chicken with Iran, but he's up against people who are even crazier than he is. And he is not likely to get a deal with Tehran that is any better than Obama's nuclear agreement—which Trump called the worst deal in the world. Plus, the Virginia win is another reminder that Dems can effectively play hardball, Kevin Warsh is looking like an alarming pick for the Fed, the media coverage of the mass shooting in Shreveport was almost non-existent, MAGA is obsessed with Mamdani, Sam and Tim have new Cabinet rankings, and is there a way to stop Kushner from making deals with Sharia law countries?

Sam Stein joins Tim Miller.

show notes


    Catherine on Warsh failing the big test in his confirmation hearing
    Will Saletan on the latest anti-MAMDANI bill
    Jonathan on the national media largely ignoring the mass shooting in Louisiana
    Tim, Sam, and Sommer on Candace vs. Loomer
    Tim on the Nuggets pod, CSG
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