Operation Epstein Files: War Distraction?
The Mary Trump Podcast
Mary Trump Media
4.9 • 848 Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Mary is joined by Norm Ornstein as they talk about how Trump’s Iran escalation spirals into chaos—gas prices surge, markets drop, and GOP leaders fall in line. Is this reckless war a distraction as democracy hangs in the balance?
Norm Ornstein is a veteran political analyst who studies how the U.S. government and elections function, and he’s become a prominent critic of political extremism and institutional breakdown in Washington. He is also an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a contributing editor at The Atlantic
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| 0:00.0 | Oh my goodness. |
| 0:11.5 | We're a little late because, you know, technical difficulties. |
| 0:15.4 | But look who is here with me and Subzac Live. |
| 0:19.0 | One of my favorite people on the planet, the amazing Norm Ornstein. |
| 0:23.6 | Norm, hi. |
| 0:25.9 | Hi, Mary. |
| 0:27.7 | I would ask you how you're doing, but I think that's an absurd question. |
| 0:31.8 | Yeah, it is. |
| 0:32.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:33.4 | So I did, of course, want to start with the unavoidable. |
| 0:38.4 | Yeah. |
| 0:38.8 | We are now a country at war. |
| 0:42.1 | Donald got what he always wanted, despite his pretending otherwise. |
| 0:45.5 | He's a war president. |
| 0:48.0 | So if you can share with us your thoughts about how we got here, the crazy making and revolting |
| 1:00.6 | rationales for having gotten into this disaster. |
| 1:05.2 | Where are the Republicans in Congress? |
| 1:07.8 | And what can we expect? |
| 1:11.7 | This is what a shit show we have right now. |
| 1:15.1 | You know, I keep calling it Operation Epstein Files. |
| 1:20.1 | Yep. |
| 1:21.5 | This was a huge set of blunders, |
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