Trump, Hegseth’s ‘cavalier attitude’ towards U.S. deaths in Iran is ‘unacceptable,’ says Vindman

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🗓️ 2 May 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Trump's Iran war reaches Iraq and Vietnam disapproval levels. Plus, Trump threatens to raise tariffs on EU cars to 25%. Also, May Day protests reflect growing economic unrest. And Democrats fight back against Trump and GOP on voting rights. Rep. Eugene Vindman, Robert Reich, Leah Greenberg, Rep. James Walkinshaw and Dr. Vin Gupta join Ali Velshi.

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0:00.0	The last word with Ali Valsh.
0:02.5	She in for Lawrence starts right now.
0:04.4	Hey, Ali.
0:04.9	It has been a hell of a week.
0:06.3	I hope you get rest for a couple of days because this one's been a hard one to keep up with.
0:12.3	Certainly.
0:13.0	We'll keep talking about all of it next week.
0:15.2	Yep.
0:15.5	All right.
0:15.8	Have a great weekend, my friend.
0:16.9	Thanks, Allie.
0:18.7	Well, the War Powers Act establishes a 60-day deadline during which Congress must either
0:24.5	authorize or end military action in Iran. That deadline, that 60 days, is today. But Donald Trump now
0:33.0	says his war of choice with Iran has been terminated because of a sea-swat fire between Iran and the
0:39.6	United States. In a letter to Republican leaders, Donald Trump wrote, quote, there's been no
0:43.8	exchange of fire between the United States forces and Iran since April 7th of 26. The hostilities
0:50.4	that began on February 28, 26, have terminated."
0:55.0	End quote.
0:56.0	Now, let's just consider how ridiculous that statement is.
1:00.0	That because the ceasefire is holding for now means that the war is over.
1:05.0	A ceasefire simply means a pause in fighting.
1:07.0	Termination implies the war is over.
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