Trump’s War of Choice Against Iran (w/ Rachel Maddow)

Trump’s War of Choice Against Iran (w/ Rachel Maddow)

Author: Runaway Country with Alex Wagner March 12, 2026 Duration: 1:08:55
Over a week into the war with Iran, the casualties, global economic fallout, and incoherence of the Trump administration are all growing. This week Alex speaks to Senator Adam Schiff about Democrats’ attempts to put Congress back into the decision maker’s seat and how to bring transparency to a conflict costing American lives. Then, she speaks to Rachel Maddow, NYT Bestselling author and host at MS Now, about what a political and moral catastrophe the war is, how we got here, and why the only winner so far seems to be Vladimir Putin.

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