The Takeout with Major Garrett, 2/26/26
The Takeout with Major Garrett
CBS News
4.6 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
“The Takeout” is focusing its entire show on whether President Trump will intervene in Iran. Major’s jam-packed show includes Pennsylvania Republican Senator Dave McCormick, Washington Post Journalist Jason Rezaian, who was detained in Iran, Face the Nation Moderator Margaret Brennan and Fmr. Retired General Frank McKenzie to weigh in on the question of Iran. Listen to the full episode here.
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| 0:30.4 | The question we have been posing off and on all week, are we on the verge of war with Iran? |
| 0:37.2 | We discuss for the full hour. Our guests, |
| 0:40.8 | Pennsylvania Republican Senator Dave McCormick, columnist Neil Ferguson, specialists on Iran's |
| 0:46.5 | nuclear program and weapons capabilities, retired Marine General Frank McKenzie, who led |
| 0:52.0 | Central Command, Robert Costa on President Trump's calculus, |
| 0:56.3 | and Jason Rezion. |
| 0:57.8 | As a journalist, he was held captive by the Iranian regime while it negotiated a now abandoned |
| 1:02.9 | nuclear deal with the Obama administration. |
| 1:05.6 | Thank you. Live on, I'm Major Garrett in Washington. |
| 1:17.4 | Welcome to the takeout. |
| 1:19.1 | Headlines matter. |
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