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The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

Trump's big challenges ahead of his State of the Union

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

MS NOW, Stephanie Ruhle

Politics, Washington, Congress, News, Ms Now, President, Versant Media, Policy, Msnbc, Versant, Government, Senate

4.43.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The President faces falling poll numbers and a big decision on Iran as he prepares for his State of the Union address– then, he announces new “temporary” tariffs after the Supreme Court rules against him – & he says Netflix should “fire” Susan Rice or “pay the consequences.” Luke Broadwater, Dave Weigel, Alex Ward, Susan Glasser, Mark Joseph Stern, John Harwood, Bharat Ramamurti, and Michael McFaul join The 11th Hour this Monday night.

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0:00.0

Tonight, just hours before his state of the union address, the president weighs military action

0:07.3

in Iran while he faces falling poll numbers here at home.

0:10.8

What to expect on tomorrow night's big speech.

0:13.2

Then Trump responds to the Supreme Court ruling by announcing new temporary tariffs of 15%

0:20.0

plus money power politics. The president says Netflix should fire

0:24.5

Susan Rice or pay the consequences as the 11th hour gets underway on this Monday night.

0:35.0

Good evening once again. I am Stephanie Rule live from Washington, D.C. where tomorrow night

0:40.0

Donald Trump will give his state of the union address to the nation. But voters have already

0:44.8

weighed in on the state of our nation, and it is bad news for Mr. Trump. 60% of Americans say the

0:51.1

country is worse off than where we were one year ago. That number goes up to

0:55.2

68% when you look at independence. That is a new poll from NPR, PBS, and Marist. With

1:01.1

independence, Trump is at a 26% approval rate, according to a new CNN poll. That is his lowest mark

1:07.8

with independence in that poll across both of his terms.

1:11.5

And in a new poll from the Washington Post and ABC News, Trump is at 60% disapproval.

1:17.3

That is the same number he had just after the January 6th attack on the Capitol.

1:22.3

That very same poll found 54% of Americans oppose his use of the military to force change in other countries, and that

1:29.8

brings us to Iran. As Trump considers potential military strikes there, the State Department

1:35.1

is evaluating non-emergency staff from its embassy in nearby Beirut. Today, a U.S. official

1:42.0

confirmed that Steve Whitkoff and Jared Kushner,

1:44.8

who still does not have any official role, no idea if he has security clearance,

1:49.6

will meet for talks with the Iranians in Geneva again on Thursday.

1:53.9

Meanwhile, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Dan Kane, has been warning Trump and his team

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