Trump Responds To Iranian Missile Strike With Sanctions
The NPR Politics Podcast
NPR
4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2020
⏱️ 14 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
On Wednesday morning, President Trump announced a new round economic sanctions against Iran in a televised address. He also called on NATO to become "much more involved in the Middle East process."
Meanwhile, the impeachment process trudges onward in the Senate.
This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, and National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson.
Connect:
Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.
Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.
Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.
Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.
Find and support your local public radio station.
See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.
NPR Privacy Policy
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Becca from Central Vermont. |
| 0:03.1 | While I thoroughly enjoy all of your reporting, |
| 0:05.6 | to this point no one has made it into my subconscious. |
| 0:09.0 | Until last night, when I dreamt that I met and took a train ride |
| 0:12.5 | with the amazing Mara Laisen. |
| 0:15.3 | This podcast was recorded at 238 pm on Wednesday, January 8th. |
| 0:20.3 | Please keep in mind things may have changed. |
| 0:23.2 | Here's the show. |
| 0:27.3 | I think I need more details of what that dream was about. |
| 0:29.7 | Yes, I'm so looking forward to meeting her in my in our dream. |
| 0:34.5 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast. |
| 0:36.9 | I'm Susan Davis. |
| 0:37.9 | I cover Congress. |
| 0:38.7 | I'm Franco Ardenia's. |
| 0:40.0 | I cover the White House and I'm Mara Laisen, |
| 0:42.0 | National Political Correspondent. |
| 0:43.8 | Good morning, President Trump addressed the country this morning |
| 0:47.0 | following Iran's attack last night on two US military bases in Iraq. |
| 0:51.6 | Our great American forces are prepared for anything. |
| 0:55.6 | Iran appears to be standing down, |
| 0:58.2 | which is a good thing for all parties concerned |
| 1:01.1 | and a very good thing for the world. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NPR, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of NPR and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.