The Takeout with Major Garrett, 3/06/26
The Takeout with Major Garrett
CBS News
4.6 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 6 March 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
President Trump posts on Truth Social that the U.S. will not make a deal with Iran unless there's an "unconditional surrender." Major interviews Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on CBS' latest reporting that Russia is sharing its intelligence with Iran, and the ramifications of their alliance. CBS News National Security Adviser Aaron MacLean joins Major to discuss. Major hands off the rest of the show to White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang, who interviews Texas Democratic Representative Julie Johnson, currently in a runoff against her opponent, Fmr. Rep. Colin Allred. Rep. Johnson speaks about why she's the best candidate and the state of the Texas Senate race. Plus, Former Michigan Republican Congressman Peter Meijer provides additional analysis on Iran, and how this operation could affect security here in the U.S. Join us for the full episode here!
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| 0:00.0 | Your favorite true crime series, 48 Hours, is back for a new season, and so is the official |
| 0:05.5 | after show podcast, Postmortem. Every Monday, listen to a new episode of 48 hours, and then join |
| 0:11.5 | me, 48 hours correspondent Anne-Marie Green on Tuesday for a new episode of Postmortem, where we bring |
| 0:17.8 | you a closer look at each case. This case was eye-opening on so many different levels. |
| 0:23.7 | Follow and listen to 48 hours on the free Odyssey app or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:30.2 | President Trump calls for Iran's unconditional surrender. |
| 0:34.0 | Defense Secretary Pete Heggseth tells CBS, Russia is helping Iran track U.S. movements, |
| 0:40.3 | but tells us it's not a problem. Oil prices climb ever. Higher gas prices follow in suit, |
| 0:47.3 | and the U.S. job market sheds 92,000 jobs. We take a look at the signs of economic turbulence. You know it and I know it. |
| 0:56.6 | It has been a jarring week of war and a big primary set of outcomes in Texas. Conversations ahead |
| 1:03.6 | with former Michigan Republican Congressman Peter Meyer and current Democratic Congresswoman |
| 1:08.9 | Julie Johnson from Texas. |
| 1:19.2 | Hello, everyone. |
| 1:20.2 | I'm Major Garrett in Washington. |
| 1:21.7 | Welcome to the takeout. |
| 1:22.7 | Yes, back in Washington and in the conversation quarter. |
| 1:25.8 | Very good to be back in D.C. My thanks to |
| 1:28.6 | everyone in New York who greeted me so warmly and made the show while we were there look so good. |
| 1:33.6 | I will be with you tonight for the top of the show, but then I will take my leave because I am |
| 1:38.7 | substitute anchoring the CBS evening news tonight while that shows actual anchor. Tony DeCopal |
| 1:44.0 | flies back from the Middle |
| 1:45.1 | East and his week of war coverage there. |
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