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The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Trump losing Republicans over lack of Iran plan; embarrassingly simplistic briefings exposed

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

MS NOW, Jen Psaki

Politics, News, Versant Media, Ms Now, Versant

4.4974 Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Jen Psaki shares new reporting from NBC News about Donald Trump being fed a daily sizzle reel of Iran war explosions, and growing concerns that even the most basic information about the war in Iran is eluding Trump's understanding regardless of the briefing format. And a classified Pentagon briefing of lawmakers on the plan for Iran was apparently so unacceptable that even Republicans were willing to risk Trump's ire to speak out against how the war is being run.

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0:00.0

We have got so much to get to tonight a lot in this show.

0:03.6

But I just want to start tonight with some breaking news.

0:11.5

Okay, this is big, you guys.

0:13.6

This is why we're starting with it.

0:14.8

It's a moment that we've all been waiting for.

0:17.4

Because tonight, after so much expense, with so many worthy nominees in the

0:22.9

running, we finally know the answer because the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, has just announced

0:28.5

the winner of the inaugural America First Award.

0:33.4

The president has done so much for the American people, and we want to honor him in some small way, some token of our appreciation for his leadership.

0:43.1

And so tonight we have created a new award. We're going to do something we've never done before.

0:51.0

We're going to honor him with a new award that we'll present annually from this

0:54.6

point forward. But he is the suitable and fitting recipient of the first ever America First

1:01.5

Award. We can think of no better title for what that is. That's this beautiful golden statue here.

1:13.6

Guys, there is even a golden statue.

1:16.6

You can't make it up.

1:17.6

That's right.

1:18.6

Little Mike Johnson and all those Republicans have just created yet another participation

1:24.6

trophy to give their very special boy in the White House to make sure he feels good

1:29.0

about himself.

1:30.3

And I know what you're thinking.

1:31.5

Did the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize winner really just take home the inaugural America

1:36.6

First Award?

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