Interviews with Republican Senator Thom Tillis; Democratic Senator Chris Murphy; Energy Secretary Chris Wright

State of the Union

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3.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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On CNN’s State of the Union, Jake Tapper talks with Republican Sen. Thom Tillis about President Trump’s decision to fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Next, Jake sits down with Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy to discuss reports the Trump administration is weighing deploying US troops to Iran as the war there escalates. After, Energy Secretary Chris Wright responds to rising energy prices in the US as the Iran War disrupts the global oil industry. Then, CNN Global Affairs Analyst Karim Sadjadpour, CNN Political Commentator Jonah Goldberg, Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs, and former State Department Senior Adviser Nayyera Haq join Jake to discuss Trump’s handling of the conflict in the Mideast. Finally, Jake responds forcefully to Trump administration criticism of CNN’s coverage of the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Nome Moore. After high-profile missteps, President Trump ousts his homeland security secretary.
0:11.0	I'm Christy Noem. And replaces her with a close ally on Capitol Hill.
0:15.0	There's an opportunity to build off successes and things that maybe didn't go quite as planned.
0:20.0	What will it mean for Trump's immigration crackdown?
0:22.6	Republican Senator Tom Tillis, who called for Noem to go, joins me in moments.
0:27.2	Plus, unconditional surrender.
0:29.4	President Trump expands his war with Iran.
0:32.8	We're doing very well on the war front.
0:34.8	On the scale of 10, where would you rate?
0:36.4	I said about a 15.
0:38.0	But as the conflict spreads around the region, does he have a plan for what comes next?
0:42.9	Democratic Senator Chris Murphy is here. And crude awakening. As the war in the Middle East sends
0:48.2	oil prices through the roof, how much pain at the pump will Americans accept? I'll ask
0:53.0	energy secretary, Chris Wright.
1:01.2	Hello, I'm Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is wondering if we've seen this all before.
1:07.3	President Trump escalating his war, demanding Iran's unconditional surrender overnight.
1:12.9	Apocalyptic scenes in Tehran flames and smoke after the Israeli military said it struck fuel
1:18.1	storage sites in the capital of Iran. CNN's Fred Plitkin is on the ground in Tehran and
1:24.0	described the aftermath. We should note that CNN operates in Iran only with
1:28.1	government permission.
1:31.2	This is what Tehran is waking up to this morning. The sky above the city is covered in
1:37.0	very thick black clouds. You can see that everywhere. That's the west of the city over there.
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