Trump Says He’d ‘Love Not to’ Attack Iran, Then Says ‘But Sometimes You Have to’
The John Fugelsang Podcast
Crossover Media Group
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2026
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
John's monologue today is about Trump saying “I’d love not to use” the the military to attack Iran, “but sometimes you have to.” He has ordered the largest US military build-up in the Middle East since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, while Iran has vowed to respond to any attack with force. Then, he speaks about politics and campaigning with Kelly Dietrich who is founder and CEO of the National Democratic Training Committee (NDTC). With decades of experience on the campaign trail with candidates - Kelly’s expertise in fundraising and staff training have shaped NDTC into an industry leader in Democratic politics. And then finally, he chats with prize-winning investigative reporter Art Levine. For The Washington Spectator, Levine closely examines the cavalcade of false prophets and junior-level fascists that are currently scrambling for supreme control of the MAGA Movement.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the John Fuglesang podcast. |
| 0:05.6 | This is Sirius. |
| 0:17.2 | I'm John Fuglesang. |
| 0:19.3 | Thank you so much for being here with us on the |
| 0:21.8 | Love Fest. We are produced by the great Chris Housel. He is our executive boss. We call him the Mac |
| 0:27.6 | because he makes us do that in meetings where he demands we compliment him. It's awkward for me and |
| 0:31.9 | Theo Harper. Our other boss. Hey, it's cool. Hey, there are you. Hi, Chris. Welcome. And the Mac, |
| 0:37.0 | please. Sorry, hello, the Mac., there are you. Hi, Chris. Welcome. And the Mac, please. |
| 0:38.2 | Sorry, hello, the Mac. Good to have you. |
| 0:41.2 | Department of Homeland Security agents allegedly, well, no, they didn't allege it anything. |
| 0:45.5 | They detained a Columbia University student. |
| 0:48.8 | And by detain, I mean, they lied about who they were to get into a residence hall and kidnapped her. |
| 0:54.4 | They took her from their dorm and then Zoran Mamdani put on a cape and flew to the Oval Office |
| 1:00.9 | and talked to Trump and she was released by the end of the workday. |
| 1:04.6 | I think he did it with a show Snow Shovel. |
| 1:06.9 | State of the Union address only drew 28 million viewers across the eight major news networks. |
| 1:11.9 | That is the lowest that Trump has ever had, 28 million. |
| 1:16.5 | The lowest. |
| 1:17.4 | In 2017, he only had 33 million. |
| 1:20.1 | In 2019, he had almost 47 million. |
| 1:23.2 | Not popular. |
| 1:24.4 | Hillary Clinton welcomed the House Oversight Committee to her Chappaqua home for a |
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