Trump’s Wartime Messaging Disaster (feat. Jen Psaki)
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🗓️ 22 March 2026
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Jen Psaki, Joe Biden's former White House Press Secretary and host of MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, talks to Dan about the ways the Trump administration is trying — and failing — to sell its war with Iran to the American people. The two discuss the White House's meme-forward messaging campaign, MAGA media's break with the president over the war, and how Trump's cell phone interview habit is shaping media coverage. Then, Dan and Jen discuss how a series of contentious Senate primaries are reshaping the Democratic Party and whether "fuck Trump" is a strong enough message heading into the midterms.
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| 2:18.1 | Jen is one of those folks I could talk to you for hours about anything. But this week I invited Iran because I wanted to talk to her, one former White House comstaffer to another, about how the Trump administration is trying to sell its war in Iran to the American people and how the media has covered it. We also talked a bit about the midterms, including how important Democratic primaries in Maine, Michigan, and elsewhere are shaping the future of the party. I hope you enjoy it. And if you do, I hope you will consider subscribing to Friends of the Pod. Friends of the Podsubscribers get our new extra episode of Pod Save America called Pod Save America Only Friends, other subscriber only shows like My Show, Polar Coaster, access to all of our excellent substack newsletters like Pod Save America open tabs, add free episodes of all of your favorite Crooked pods, and you get to feel good about supporting |
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