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Laura Coates Live

Stalemate and Strategy: Analyzing Trump's Iran Policy

Laura Coates Live

CNN

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3.92.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Dive deep into the latest on US-Iran tensions, Trump's economic strategies, and exclusive insights from the legendary Spike Lee on politics and AI in Hollywood! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

As his war with Iran hits the 60-day mark, is he about to break the stalemate or dig in even further.

0:11.7

Plus, Trump's new spin on the economy as he questions how anyone could be doing badly.

0:17.7

And later, my special Friday night guest, Spike Lee, on everything from politics in America to AI in Hollywood.

0:24.6

Tonight, I'm Laura Coates Live.

0:26.6

My opening statement tonight, President Trump ain't budging.

0:36.6

No matter how bad his polling gets, no matter how high

0:39.9

gas prices go, no matter how much pressure from Congress, it doesn't seem like anything is going to

0:46.7

change his path with the war with Iran. And right now, he's getting it from every direction.

0:52.0

I mean, 61% of Americans see the war as a mistake.

0:56.3

We're talking Vietnam era levels of disapproval.

0:59.9

And look, I get it.

1:01.7

It's just one poll.

1:03.6

Then there's this one with the exact same 61% disapproval.

1:08.5

And then this one at 67%. And you get my drift here. And gas, another new four-year

1:17.5

high. A national average of 439 a gallon. Now today was the biggest one-day jump in the last six

1:26.8

weeks for Trump and BD.

1:30.9

When this war end, gasoline and oil and everything is going to come tumbling down.

1:37.3

But right now, as of this moment, the stock market has hit record high.

1:43.8

You think if skyrocketing gas prices and dismal polls did not change the calculation,

1:51.1

I mean, the law might at least force the question.

1:55.5

You know, the whole unique congressional approval for a war beyond 60 days thing?

2:00.2

It's called the war power is resolution.

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