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March 8 — Amb. Mike Waltz, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Iranian FM Araghchi

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🗓️ 8 March 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi join as the war with Iran rapidly spreads across the Middle East. Steve Kornacki breaks down a new NBC News poll. Adrienne Elrod, Susan Page, Bill Stepien and Amy Walter join the roundtable. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

This Sunday, widening war.

0:04.0

One week in, and the conflict with Iran is escalating.

0:09.0

President Trump defends his decision to strike, as the fight rapidly spreads across the Middle East.

0:16.0

If we didn't hit within two weeks, they would have had a nuclear weapon.

0:19.0

We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action.

0:21.6

We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces.

0:24.9

And support for the war breaks across party lines.

0:28.6

This is a war of choice.

0:30.5

It did not have to happen.

0:32.2

There is no evidence that has been presented to us

0:34.8

that the United States was under threat of imminent attack from Iran.

0:39.2

This is not Iraq. This is not endless. We are not at war.

0:43.9

I'll talk to the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Walts,

0:47.9

House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, and Iranian foreign minister Abbas Arachi.

0:53.5

Plus, cabinet shakeup.

0:55.8

President Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem

0:59.3

amid a controversial immigration crackdown

1:02.2

and growing bipartisan blowback.

1:05.1

What we've seen is a disaster

1:07.1

under your leadership, Ms. Noem.

1:09.8

Have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski?

1:14.1

You've budgeted an astonishing $220 million for media consultant contracts.

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